SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2011
Maternal depression and child psychopathology: a meta-analytic review.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Building Regulation in Dual Generations: Pilot Study
Implementing BEAM: An mHealth Tool to Prevent Mental Health Problems and Improve Developmental Outcomes in Young Children
Public Health Nurse-Peer Co-Delivered Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Postpartum Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
1,109 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Relationship Between Family History of Depression and Brain Structure and Function: A Systematic Review of Large Cohorts.Biological psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Breastfeeding interventions for preventing postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Socioeconomic factors and sex effects of postpartum maternal depression on offspring internalizing symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The role of emotion regulation in perinatal depression and anxiety: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Association between maternal employment and the child´s mental health: a systematic review with meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The randomized controlled trial Fast Track multilevel intervention for children with early-emerging conduct problems breaks intergenerational transmission of violence across three generations.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Personalized Stress Management Intervention on Maternal Mental Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Trial
- Effects of an Early Home Visiting Program on Maternal Depression.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Trial
- Promoting Long-Term Parent and Caregiver Mental Health Through Universal Postnatal Nurse Home Visiting: Intervention Effects and Mechanisms of Action.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Trial
- Virtual reality enhanced mindfulness and yoga intervention for postpartum depression and anxiety in the post COVID era.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Preventing Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Among Pregnant Individuals With Depression: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial in China.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Impacts of a tiered intervention on child internalizing and externalizing behavior in the context of maternal depression.Development and psychopathology · 2025Trial
- Longitudinal links between prenatal maternal depression and anxiety symptoms and infant temperament: The roles of postnatal symptoms and perceived partner support.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- Low Caregiver-Child Positive Escalation in Childhood Predicts Late Adolescent BPD.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026Article
- Examining Associations Between the Timing of Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Parenting Behaviors, and Child Outcomes.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Associations Among Interparental Violence, Maternal Depression and Behavioural Difficulties in Preschool-Aged Children in Jamaica.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2026Article
- Prenatal serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure and maternal depression symptoms are associated with altered fetal brain and placental development.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Observational
- Neurophysiological sensitivity in early childhood: EEG aperiodic slope moderates the association between maternal anxiety and child internalizing symptoms.Development and psychopathology · 2026Article
- Observed Maternal Positive Affect Responsivity Prospectively Predicts Lower Internalizing Problems in Toddlers of Mothers With Depression: A Dynamic Systems Analysis.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026Article
- Type and developmental timing of childhood adversity predicts psychopathology symptoms in a South African birth cohort.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Article
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Abstract
Although the association between maternal depression and adverse child outcomes is well established, the strength of the association, the breadth or specificity of the outcomes, and the role of moderators are not known. This information is essential to inform not only models of risk but also the design of preventive interventions by helping to identify subgroups at greater risk than others and to elucidate potential mechanisms as targets of interventions. A meta-analysis of 193 studies was conducted to examine the strength of the association between mothers' depression and children's behavioral problems or emotional functioning. Maternal depression was significantly related to higher levels of internalizing, externalizing, and general psychopathology and negative affect/behavior and to lower levels of positive affect/behavior, with all associations small in magnitude. These associations were significantly moderated by theoretically and methodologically relevant variables, with patterns of moderation found to vary somewhat with each child outcome. Results are interpreted in terms of implications for theoretical models that move beyond main effects models in order to more accurately identify which children of depressed mothers are more or less at risk for specific outcomes.
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