The first 12.5 years of parenthood: A latent trait-state occasion model of the longitudinal association between maternal distress and child internalizing and externalizing problems.

Missler, Marjolein; Straten, Annemieke van; Denissen, Jaap J. A.; Donker, Tara; Weerth, Carolina de; Beijers, Roseriet

doi:10.1037/dev0001203

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“…Research on children’s and adolescents’ social development has been largely focused on problem behaviors, including externalizing and internalizing problem behaviors [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. It is shown that externalizing problem behaviors, such as aggressive, hyperactive, and disruptive behaviors, positively predict peer rejection and low academic performance [ 4 , 5 ].…”

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“…As posited in the Salutogenic model, the contribution of a sense of coherence to promoting children’s overall adjustment is viewed as universal [ 37 , 47 ] and empirical findings in many Western societies (e.g., Australia, Belgium, Brazil; [ 2 ]) have lent support to this postulation [ 46 , 48 ]. However, compared to Western research, studies on the role of the sense of coherence in group-oriented, non-Western societies, namely, China, are still lacking.…”

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Longitudinal Relation between Family Socio-Economic Status and Problem Behaviors in Chinese Children: The Roles of Sense of Coherence and Maternal Warmth

Liu

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Literature has well-documented the relation of family socio-economic status (SES) to children’s problem behaviors, yet the complex mechanisms underlying the relation are not well understood. Therefore, the primary goal of this one-year longitudinal study was to explore the mediating role of children’s sense of coherence and the moderating role of perceived maternal warmth in the association between family SES and externalizing and internalizing problems in Chinese children. The sample consisted of 913 children (493 boys; Mage = 11.50 years, SD = 1.04) in fourth to sixth grades in an urban area in mainland China. Data were obtained from multiple sources, including child self-reports, parental reports, and teacher ratings. The results indicated that children’s sense of coherence mediated the association between family SES and internalizing problem behaviors, but not externalizing problem behaviors. This mediating role was also moderated by maternal warmth and specifically, family SES was negatively associated with internalizing problem behaviors via the sense of coherence for children who perceived high maternal warmth. Generally, these results highlighted the possible roles of a sense of coherence and maternal warmth in the longitudinal implications of family SES for Chinese children’s internalizing problems.

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Longitudinal Relation between Family Socio-Economic Status and Problem Behaviors in Chinese Children: The Roles of Sense of Coherence and Maternal Warmth

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Behavioral Sciences

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“…However, previous studies have mainly explored the causes of mothers’ anxiety, mothers’ mental health status, and the direct or indirect effects of changes in parenting styles on children. For example, the results of a recent follow-up study showed that at different ages of children, there is a significant direct correlation between maternal anxiety and children’s internalizing problem behaviors, but there is no significant correlation between maternal anxiety and children’s externalizing problem behaviors [ 1 ]. Meanwhile, a cross-sectional study in Asia showed that maternal psychological control plays a significant mediating role between maternal anxiety and children’s problem behaviors [ 2 ].…”

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“…Results of a long-term follow-up study showed that mothers experienced anxiety in their children at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months, 10 years, and 12.5 years. Mother-reported child internalizing problem behaviors were significantly associated with maternal anxiety, but not for children of externalizing problem behaviors, and were not significantly associated with maternal anxiety or depressive symptoms [ 1 ]. As for the relationship between maternal anxiety and children’s externalizing problem behaviors, some scholars have also conducted related research.…”

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Association between Maternal Anxiety and Children’s Problem Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Huang

Qiao

et al. 2022

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Although numerous studies have found that maternal anxiety is a risk factor for the development of children’s problem behaviors, and there is a possible role of genes in the association between the two. And anxious mothers caring for their children can also affect the development of children’s problem behaviors. However, there is also considerable evidence from studies that refute this view. This study used a meta-analysis to explore the relationship between maternal anxiety and preschool children’s problem behaviors. Through literature retrieval and selection, in terms of the criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis, 88 independent effect sizes (34 studies, 295,032 participants) were picked out as meta-analysis units. The test for heterogeneity illustrated that there was significant heterogeneity in 88 independent effect sizes, while the random effects model was an appropriate model for the subsequent meta-analysis. The publication bias test indicated that the impact of publication bias was modest but the major findings remained valid. In addition, in terms of the tentative review analysis and research hypotheses, the random effects model was used as a meta-analysis model. The research revealed that maternal anxiety was significantly positively correlated with preschool children’s internalizing problem behaviors, externalizing problem behaviors, and overall problem behaviors. The moderating effect analysis showed that region and gender of the child affected the relationship between maternal anxiety and children’s internalizing problem behaviors and externalizing problem behaviors, and region, child’s age and gender, mother’s age, and education level affected maternal anxiety and preschool children’s problems behavioral relationship. Hence, these results affirmed the role of maternal anxiety and emphasized the need to pay attention to the demographic characteristics and cultural background of the subjects during the research process and consider the generalizability of the conclusions under different circumstances.

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“…Recent literature showed that especially the stable trait portion of maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms – more than the transient elevated anxiety and depression symptomatology–is predictive for child’s psychosocial outcomes at age 2 ( Prenoveau et al, 2017 ) and also at age 12.5 ( Missler et al, 2021 ). These effects were also found for subclinical levels of maternal depression and anxiety, highlighting the need to shift the research focus from clinical depressive and anxiety diagnosis to subclinical, stable traits that underly these disorders ( Kingston et al, 2018 ; Missler et al, 2021 ). A relatively stable personality trait that is described as an underlying common risk factor for depressive and anxiety disorders is negative affectivity (NA) ( Watson and Clark, 1984 ; Watson et al, 2011 ; Stanton and Watson, 2014 ).…”

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Is maternal negative affectivity related to psychosocial behavior of preterm and term-born toddlers through mother–child interaction?

2022

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IntroductionChildren born moderately to late preterm (MLP) are more prone to psychosocial difficulties than their term-born counterparts. Maternal negative affectivity (NA)–a relatively stable personality trait characterized by the tendency to experience negative thoughts, feelings and emotions–has been related to more psychosocial problems in their offspring, and to a lower quality of mother–child interactions. As MLP children seem more sensitive to their early caregiving environment, they might be more affected by maternal NA and interaction style than their term-born peers. The current study investigated whether maternal NA predicted child’s psychosocial outcomes through quality of mother–child interaction, and if these associations differed between MLP and term-born children.MethodsThe sample consisted of 108 MLP and 92 term-born children and their mothers. At 18 months corrected age, maternal NA was measured using a self-report questionnaire and mother–child interaction was observed during two structured tasks. Five subscales of mother–child interaction were assessed: negative interaction, reciprocal engagement, emotional support, maternal stimulation and mother-led interaction. At 24 months corrected age, social–emotional difficulties, internalizing, and externalizing problems were assessed using mother-report.ResultsFor MLP children, maternal NA directly, positively, predicted social–emotional difficulties (b = 0.57) and internalizing problems (b = 0.45), but no mediation effect of mother–child interaction was found. For term-born children, no direct effect but a mediation effect of mother-led interaction was found. Higher levels of maternal NA predicted less mother-led interaction which in turn predicted more problems. Birth status did not moderate any of the relationships, showing that the differences in patterns of effects found within the MLP and term-born group did not reach statistical significance.DiscussionMaternal NA was found to be a risk factor for psychosocial outcomes in toddlers, either directly for MLP children or indirectly through mother-led interaction for term-born children. These findings suggest that the process through which maternal NA affects psychosocial outcomes may be different for MLP and term-born children. However, as the examined moderation effects of birth status did not reach statistical significance, more research using larger sample sizes is needed to study mother–child interaction in greater detail.

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The first 12.5 years of parenthood: A latent trait-state occasion model of the longitudinal association between maternal distress and child internalizing and externalizing problems.

Cited by 7 publications

References 64 publications

Longitudinal Relation between Family Socio-Economic Status and Problem Behaviors in Chinese Children: The Roles of Sense of Coherence and Maternal Warmth

Longitudinal Relation between Family Socio-Economic Status and Problem Behaviors in Chinese Children: The Roles of Sense of Coherence and Maternal Warmth

Association between Maternal Anxiety and Children’s Problem Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Is maternal negative affectivity related to psychosocial behavior of preterm and term-born toddlers through mother–child interaction?

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