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ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2018

Sensitive Fathering Buffers the Effects of Chronic Maternal Depression on Child Psychopathology.

Adam Vakrat, Yael Apter-Levy, Ruth Feldman

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Article in Child psychiatry and human development, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Characteristics of maternal depression and children's functioning: A meta-analytic review.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2022
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adam VakratBar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Yael Apter-LevyBar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Ruth FeldmanBaruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center, 46150, Herzlia, Israel. feldman.ruth@gmail.com.
Bar-Ilan University · ILReichman University · IL

Funding

Israel Science Foundation 081330Simms-Mann Foundation 002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maternal depression across the first years of life carries long-term negative consequences for children's well-being; yet, few studies focused on fathers as potential source of resilience in the context of chronic maternal depression. Utilizing an extreme-case design, a community birth cohort of married/cohabitating mothers (N = 1983) with no comorbid risk was repeatedly tested for maternal depression across the first year and again at 6 years, leading to two matched cohorts; 46 mothers with chronic depression and 103 non-depressed controls. At 6 years, mother and child underwent psychiatric diagnosis and mother-child and father-child interactions observed. Partners of depressed mothers exhibited reduced sensitivity, lower reciprocity, and higher tension during interactions, particularly among children with psychopathology. Maternal depression increased child propensity to display Axis-I disorder upon school-entry by fourfold. Sensitive fathering reduced this risk by half. Findings underscore the father's resilience-promoting role in cases of maternal depression and emphasize the need for father-focused interventions.

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Father-Child RelationsMother-Child RelationsAdultChildChild of Impaired ParentsChild, PreschoolDepressionDepressive DisorderFamily HealthFathersFemaleHumansInfantMaleMothersPsychopathologyChild psychopathologyFatherhoodLongitudinal studiesMaternal depressionParent–child interaction

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PMID29468357
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