Effects of maternal mood on mother-son interaction patterns

Jouriles, Ernest N.; Murphy, Christopher M.; O’Leary, K. Daniel

doi:10.1007/bf00916510

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“…As in other studies of childhood aggression and maternal maladjustment (Brody & Forehand, 1986;Hops et al, 1987;Jouriles, Pfiffner & O'Leary 1988;Panaccione & Wahler, 1986), we found that ADHD adolescents with aggression (ODD) were more likely to have mothers who were depressed, had greater marital conflict, and were more psychologically distressed than ADHD adolescents who were not ODD or those without either disorder. Patterson (1986), among others, has suggested that these parental psychological difficulties give rise to greater coercive interactions with the aggressive children, thereby increasing their aggressiveness, perhaps via the effects of parental mood on rates of both positive and negative parental reactions to child conduct (Jouriles, Murphy & O'Leary, 1989). Our results would seem to extend these models of aggressive child behavior to specifically diagnosed ADHD adolescents.…”

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The Adolescent Outcome of Hyperactive Children Diagnosed By Research Criteria—III. Mother–Child Interactions, Family Conflicts and Maternal Psychopathology

Barkley

Fischer

Edelbrock

et al. 1991

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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171

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The present study reports the results of a prospective, 8-year follow-up study of 100 hyperactive and 60 normal children followed from childhood into adolescence. Ratings of child behavior problems and family conflicts as well as direct observations of mother-child interactions were taken in childhood and again at adolescent follow-up. At outcome, hyperactives continued to have more conduct and learning problems and to be more hyperactive, inattentive, and impulsive than controls. Hyperactives were also rated by their mothers as having more numerous and intense family conflicts than the normal controls, although the adolescents in both groups did not differ in their own ratings of these conflicts. Observations of mother-adolescent interactions at outcome found the hyperactive dyads displaying more negative and controlling behaviors and less positive and facilitating behaviors towards each other than in the normal dyads. These interaction patterns were significantly related to similar patterns in mother-child interactions observed 8 years earlier. Mothers of hyperactives also reported more personal psychological distress than normal mothers at outcome. Further analyses of subgroups of hyperactives at outcome, formed on the presence or absence of ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), indicated that the presence of ODD accounted for most of the differences between hyperactives and normals on the interaction measures, ratings of home conflicts, and ratings of maternal psychological distress. Results suggest that the development and maintenance of ODD into adolescence in hyperactive children is strongly associated with aggression and negative parent-child interactions in childhood.

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The Adolescent Outcome of Hyperactive Children Diagnosed By Research Criteria—III. Mother–Child Interactions, Family Conflicts and Maternal Psychopathology

Barkley

Fischer

Edelbrock

et al. 1991

Child Psychology Psychiatry

297

171

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“…By contrast, higher parental positive affectivity has been related to greater parenting warmth and support (Mangelsdorf, Gunnar, Kestenbaum, Lang, & Andreas, 1990). Associations between experimentally manipulated mood and parenting behavior have also been demonstrated (Jouriles, Murphy, & O'Leary, 1989;Jouriles & O'Leary, 1990;Zekoski, O'Hara, & Wills, 1987).…”

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Adult Attachment, Parent Emotion, and Observed Parenting Behavior: Mediator and Moderator Models

Adam¹,

Gunnar

Tanaka³

2004

Child Development

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In a middle-class sample of mothers of 2-year-olds, adult attachment classifications measured in the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) were related to maternal self-reported emotional well-being and observed parenting behavior, and the potential mediating and moderating roles of maternal emotion were tested. Mothers classified as dismissing on the AAI reported significantly lower levels of positive affectivity. Mothers classified as preoccupied reported significantly higher levels of negative affectivity and anxiety. Preoccupied mothers were observed to be significantly higher on angry/intrusive parenting, but this association was not mediated by attachment-related differences in maternal emotion. Maternal emotional well-being did, however, moderate the associations between adult attachment and parenting behavior: Dismissing attachment was significantly associated with lower warmth/responsiveness only among mothers with higher levels of depressive symptoms.

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“…In interactions with their children, depressed mothers display significantly higher levels of negative-hostile and disengaged behavior and significantly lower levels of positive social interaction (e.g., praise, affection) than nondepressed mothers (Lovejoy, Graczyk, O'Hare, & Neuman, 2000). Experimental research has shown that mothers who underwent a negative mood induction gave fewer positive statements, engaged in less verbal interaction, and had children who were less compliant than mothers in a positive mood condition (Jouriles, Murphy, & O'Leary, 1989). Thus, it will be important to examine any relations found between coping styles, discipline, and child behavior after controlling for the effects of depression.…”

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The Relation Between Parental Coping Styles and Parent-Child Interactions Before and After Treatment for Children With ADHD and Oppositional Behavior

McKee

Harvey²,

Danforth³

et al. 2004

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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This study examined the relation between parental coping styles, discipline, and child behavior before and after participating in a parent training program for parents of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and oppositional behavior. For mothers, use of more maladaptive and less adaptive coping styles was related to more self-reported lax and overreactive discipline, more observed coercive parenting, and more observed child misbehavior prior to parent training. No significant relations were found for mothers following parent training after controlling for pretreatment variables. For fathers, use of more maladaptive and less adaptive coping styles was related to self-reported lax discipline before and after parent training. Contrary to prediction, fathers who reported less seeking support and adaptive-focused coping showed the most improvement in their children's behavior. Most results remained significant after controlling for self-reported depression. Implications for improving parent training research and programs were discussed.

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Effects of maternal mood on mother-son interaction patterns

Cited by 55 publications

References 31 publications

The Adolescent Outcome of Hyperactive Children Diagnosed By Research Criteria—III. Mother–Child Interactions, Family Conflicts and Maternal Psychopathology

The Adolescent Outcome of Hyperactive Children Diagnosed By Research Criteria—III. Mother–Child Interactions, Family Conflicts and Maternal Psychopathology

Adult Attachment, Parent Emotion, and Observed Parenting Behavior: Mediator and Moderator Models

The Relation Between Parental Coping Styles and Parent-Child Interactions Before and After Treatment for Children With ADHD and Oppositional Behavior

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