Cognitive-affective depression and somatic symptoms clusters are differentially associated with maternal parenting and coparenting

Lamela, Diogo; Jongenelen, Inês; Morais, Ana; Figueiredo, Bárbara

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2017.05.006

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“…Second, fathers struggling with parenting were more motivated to share their experiences. Considering previous research findings that individual parental psychological traits (i.e., attachment or depression) may predict coparenting alliances (Lamela et al, 2017; Young et al, 2017), we recommend that future research include more extensive measures about parents' prenatal psychological issues. Despite these limitations, the current study has shown that the B‐CRS is a reliable and valid coparenting tool that can be used when measuring the adjustment of Swedish fathers during the transition into parenthood.…”

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The Swedish Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale: Psychometrics and Concurrent Validity Among Primiparous and Multiparous Fathers

2020

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Objective This study aims to test the reliability and validity of the Swedish translation of the Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale (B‐CRS) among Swedish fathers. Background The transition to parenthood is a challenging period for many parents, but high‐quality coparenting can promote parental mental health, self‐efficacy, positive parenting skills, and children's healthy development. However, no study has validated a measure of coparenting for Swedish parents. In addition, it is unknown whether primiparous and multiparous fathers' coparenting differs. Method For this pilot study, 170 fathers of infants participated in an online survey and completed a follow‐up survey 6 months later. Results t‐Tests comparing primiparous and multiparous fathers showed no significant differences, and, therefore, these participants were grouped together for subsequent analyses. This reinforces that the coparenting relationship, is consistent and thus reflects its importance for couples to develop high‐quality coparenting with their first child. Consistent with previous research from other countries, this study demonstrates good internal consistency with the B‐CRS. Six subscales were highly correlated with the overall B‐CRS score: Coparenting Agreement, Endorsement of Partner's Parenting, Coparenting Closeness, Coparenting Support, Coparenting Undermining, and Exposure to Conflict. Better coparenting quality, as measured by the B‐CRS, was linked to lower levels of depressive symptoms and higher levels of father–infant bonding. Conclusions These results support the use of the B‐CRS in Sweden as a reliable and valid measure of coparenting. Implications Coparenting should be given greater consideration in future studies of new parent experiences and adjustment in Sweden.

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The Swedish Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale: Psychometrics and Concurrent Validity Among Primiparous and Multiparous Fathers

2020

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“…Demographic data are summarized in Table . To be eligible in this research, respondents had to be at least 18 years old and be resident Portugal (for a detailed description about the research protocol, recruitment strategy, and data cleaning procedures, see Lamela, Jongenelen, Morais, & Figueiredo, ). In the current study, only heterosexual married or cohabiting women were included in the further analyses.…”

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Are measures of marital satisfaction valid for women with depressive symptoms? The examination of factor structure and measurement invariance of the Couple Satisfaction Index‐4 across depression levels in Portuguese women

Lamela

Figueiredo

Morais

et al. 2020

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Marital satisfaction (MS) is a key indicator of mental and physical health. Factor structure of MS measures in individuals with clinical levels of depression as well as their measurement invariance across groups with different levels of depressive symptoms were not yet explored. The lack of evidence of measurement invariance might compromise valid comparisons between individuals with elevated and minimal depressive symptoms in MS. This study examined the factor structure of the Couple Satisfaction Index‐4 (CSI‐4) among women with clinical levels of depression, tested the CSI‐4 measurement invariance across depression levels groups, and investigated CSI‐4 convergent and divergent validity. Participants were 891 heterosexual married/cohabiting women who were assigned into one of two groups based on assessment of their levels of depressive symptoms. Participants completed the CSI‐4 and self‐reported measures used to examine convergent and divergent validity. Support was found for the factor structure of the CSI‐4 for the total sample and both elevated depressive symptoms and minimal depressive symptoms groups. Subsequent multigroup confirmatory factor analyses supported the measurement invariance of the CSI‐4 across depression levels groups. The CSI‐4 revealed excellent values of internal consistency and convergent and divergent validity. Our findings suggest that CSI‐4 produces comparable response patterns across depression groups and thus meaningful comparisons between groups can be performed.

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“…Furthermore, some empirical work has linked physical symptoms associated with depression, such as fatigue and chronic pain, with higher levels of harsh, hostile, or overreactive parenting behavior and lower levels of parental involvement and engagement (Evans et al, 2006; Giallo et al, 2011). Another study demonstrated that high levels of depressive symptoms coupled with high levels of physical symptoms are associated with risk for child physical maltreatment and high levels of conflict in coparenting relationships (Lamela et al, 2017). Conceptually, in interactions with their children, individuals with high levels of physical symptoms of depression may be distracted by internal symptoms and/or lethargic with little energy to engage with their children, and thus may be less attentive or aware of child cues and demonstrate low levels of parent–child engagement.…”

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Individual differences in symptoms of maternal depression and associations with parenting behavior.

Guyon‐Harris¹,

Taraban²,

Bogen³

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Psychology

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Links between global levels of maternal depressive symptoms and parenting behavior in early childhood are well established. However, depression is a heterogeneous disorder and little is known about how individual differences in depression symptoms may be differentially associated with different types of parenting behavior. We aimed to uncover nuance in the relationship between depression and parenting behavior by examining individual differences in symptoms of maternal depression and associations with parenting behavior with 2-and 3-year-old children. Participants included 714 diverse, low-income mothers and their 2-year-old children. Maternal depression symptoms were self-reported at child age 2. Three domains of parenting behavior (harsh, positive, and disengaged) were coded from mother-child interactions at ages 2 and 3. Individual differences in maternal depressive symptoms at child age 2 comprised five profiles: low, interpersonal rejection, moderate, high depressed affect and physical, and severe. Women with the high depressed affect and physical profile demonstrated the greatest risk for parenting challenges with higher levels of harsh parenting at child age 2 compared to all other profiles and higher levels of disengaged parenting at child age 3 compared to the low, moderate, and severe profiles. Unexpectedly, positive parenting did not differ by maternal depression profile at either age. There is wide heterogeneity in symptoms of depression among mothers of 2-year-old children that is clinically relevant for different dimensions of parenting. Physical and depressed affect symptoms in particular may present risk for harsh parenting.

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Cognitive-affective depression and somatic symptoms clusters are differentially associated with maternal parenting and coparenting

Cited by 17 publications

References 99 publications

The Swedish Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale: Psychometrics and Concurrent Validity Among Primiparous and Multiparous Fathers

The Swedish Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale: Psychometrics and Concurrent Validity Among Primiparous and Multiparous Fathers

Are measures of marital satisfaction valid for women with depressive symptoms? The examination of factor structure and measurement invariance of the Couple Satisfaction Index‐4 across depression levels in Portuguese women

Individual differences in symptoms of maternal depression and associations with parenting behavior.

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