The parent-child relationship in the context of maternal depressive mood

Edhborg, Maigun; Lundh, Wendela; Seimyr, Louise; Widström, Ann‐Marie

doi:10.1007/s00737-003-0020-x

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“…Hagen, 2002) and quality of their fathering (e.g. Albertsson-Karlgren, Graff, & Nettelbladt, 2001), and by parenting in ways that promote stronger father-child attachments (Edhborg, Lundh, Seimyr, & Widstrom, 2003). Other studies, though, fail to identify these positive effects.…”

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The impact of maternal postnatal depression on men and their ways of fathering: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Beestin

Hugh‐Jones

Gough

2014

Psychology & Health

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Evidence indicates that maternal postnatal depression can exert substantial effects on mothers, fathers and their children. There are conflicting findings about the extent to which fathers can buffer against the negative effects of maternal depression on children, and we understand relatively little about what shapes the way men father in the context of maternal postnatal depression. The present study explored men's accounts of fathering when their partner(s) was postnatally depressed. Narrative interviews were conducted with 14 British fathers and data were subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis. An overarching theme of absence appeared to shape men's experiences of fathering, this was primarily felt as a perceived physical and/or psychological absence of their partner and co-parent. As a result, fathering in this context was a lonely and unexpectedly burdensome experience for some men. Other men felt that their ideal way of fathering had been thwarted by the perceived absence of a cohesive family unit, or by their own psychological/emotional absence as they became preoccupied with trying to understand the effects of the depression, particularly on their marital relationship. Some men, however, adapted to the situation by eventually accepting the loss of a shared parenting experience and by focusing on the father-child dyad, which they felt enabled them to emerge from the experience as better, more confident fathers. It is argued that professionals should consider the impact of postnatal depression on fathers, as well as mothers and their children, and that support should be made available to such men.

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The impact of maternal postnatal depression on men and their ways of fathering: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Beestin

Hugh‐Jones

Gough

2014

Psychology & Health

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“…2,17 Maternal depression can affect child outcome through impaired parenting, as mothers who are depressed are typically hostile and less communicative with their children than those who are not depressed. [18][19][20][21] McCarty et al found that the effect of maternal depression on disruptive (externalising) behaviour disorders in their children was mediated by a difficult mother-child relationship. 22 Covariates of parental depression, such as couple relationship discord 3 and parental alcohol misuse, 5 can also affect child development and behaviour.…”

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“…An alternative interpretation of these findings is that child problems may have caused parental psychopathology. 18,28 A child with developmental or behaviour problems can generate a stressful familial environment. It is important for health services to provide adequate support to families presenting with either parental psychopathology or child adjustment problems.…”

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Major paternal depression and child consultation for developmental and behavioural problems

Davé¹,

Sherr²,

Senior³

et al. 2009

Br J Gen Pract

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It is well established that maternal depression is associated with enhanced child consultation for developmental and behaviour problems, but there is a dearth of research on paternal depression and child outcome. AimTo assess the association of major paternal depressed mood and child consultation for developmental and behaviour problems. Design of studyCross-sectional study. SettingGeneral practices in London and Hertfordshire, UK. MethodFathers of children aged 4-6 years were recruited via 13 general practices. A sample of 248 biological father and mother dyads completed measures on depressive syndrome (Patient Health Questionnaire), child consultations with health professionals for developmental and behaviour problems, fathering, couple relationship quality, alcohol misuse, other psychiatric impairment, and sociodemographic factors. ResultsEight out of 248 fathers (3%) had a major depressive syndrome. Sixty-five out of 247 (26%) fathers reported they were responsible for taking their child to see the doctor at least half the time compared with mothers. Children of fathers with a major depressive syndrome were almost nine times more likely to have consulted a health professional for speech and language problems (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 8.67, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.99 to 37.67, P = 0.004) and seven times more likely to have consulted for externalising behaviour problems (adjusted OR = 6.98, 95% CI = 1.00 to 48.76, P = 0.05). ConclusionChildren of fathers with major depression were more likely to consult for speech and language problems and externalising behaviour problems. A longitudinal study is recommended to identify causal mechanisms.

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“…Two nurse rating scales [51,52] have been published, but are only suitable for hospital use, and do not have the precise measurements obtained by videotape analysis or ethological techniques. For 30 years, filming of mother-infant interaction during play or feeding has been used to study mother-infant interaction, and 5- to 15-min videotapes have become standard for this research [53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61]. So far, little attempt has been made to discriminate, in these brief behavioural samples, between impairment due to depression, obsessions of child harm or child-focused anxiety and impairment due to aversion to the infant, although Clark [62] has shown, by a state-of-the-art factor analysis in a large sample of mothers with 12-month-old children, that a measure of anger and negative affect can be obtained from a study of 5-min play.…”

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Maternal Rejection of the Young Child: Present Status of the Clinical Syndrome

Brockington¹

2011

Psychopathology

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This article reviews severe disorders of the mother-infant relationship involving emotional rejection of the infant in the first year of its life. Infants exposed to their mother’s hatred and rage may suffer far-ranging and long-term disadvantages, and are at risk of maltreatment. Diagnosis, therapy and research have been hampered by the lack of recognition of this clinical syndrome in the classifications. The imminent revision of these classificatory systems must include them.

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The parent-child relationship in the context of maternal depressive mood

Cited by 86 publications

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The impact of maternal postnatal depression on men and their ways of fathering: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

The impact of maternal postnatal depression on men and their ways of fathering: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Major paternal depression and child consultation for developmental and behavioural problems

Maternal Rejection of the Young Child: Present Status of the Clinical Syndrome

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