ArticleJournal of affective disorders2018
Maternal depressive symptoms, self-focus, and caregiving behavior.
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- Dimensions of the language environment in infancy and symptoms of psychopathology in toddlerhood.Developmental science · 2021Article
- Child maltreatment: An intergenerational cascades model of risk processes potentiating child psychopathology.Child abuse & neglect · 2021Article
- Naturalistic Language Input is Associated with Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Infancy.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2021Article
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backgroundParent-child interactions set the stage for child mental health and development. Given that maternal depressive symptoms are associated with poorer observed caregiving behaviors, examining potential cognitive mediators is important for identifying mechanisms underlying the intergenerational transmission of risk and possible targets for intervention.
methodsWe assessed depressive symptoms and levels of self-focus and psychological distancing from infant-centered verbal narratives obtained from 54 mothers, and examined caregiving behaviors in a structured interaction with their six-month-old infants.
resultsHigher depressive symptoms were associated with pronoun use in narratives (i.e., greater "I" and reduced "we" use), reflecting increased self-focus and psychological distancing. Further, increased self-focus was associated with lower levels of caregiver warmth, and mediated the association between depressive symptoms and caregiving warmth. LIMITATIONS: This observational study does not allow for causal interpretations.
conclusionThese findings suggest that the cognitive styles associated with depression interfere with the caregiving relationship, affecting behavior in parent-child interactions that may increase the risk for the intergenerational transmission of depression.
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