SynthesisJournal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)2022
Characteristics of maternal depression and children's functioning: A meta-analytic review.
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- Exploring Heterogeneity in perinatal depression: a comprehensive review.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Risk and protective factors for consistent family routines among caregivers with preschool-age children.Child abuse & neglect · 2026Article
- Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Positive Family Expressions, and Child Peer Competence Across the Elementary School Years.Family process · 2026Article
- Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Urban Chinese Women: The Buffering and Exacerbating Roles of Marital Quality.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Maternal postpartum depression risk differentially affects infant development across sociocultural groups.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- A Person-Centred Approach to Determine the Links Between Parent Mental Health, Behavior and Family Functioning with Child Irritability.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Correlates of Maternal Depressive Symptomatology Among Latina Head Start Mothers.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- Early Childhood Anxiety and Maternal Factors: Associations with State and Trait Anxiety in a Greek Cohort of Preschoolers.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Development of a revised and abbreviated version of the postpartum bonding questionnaire (PBQ-R): First U.S. validation and association to child outcomes.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- Implementing universal maternal depression screening in Head Start: A convergent mixed methods study.Children and youth services review · 2024Article
- Maternal postnatal depressive symptoms and children's internalizing problems: The moderating role of mother-infant RSA synchrony.Development and psychopathology · 2024Article
- Paternal and Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Sensitivity: Links with Trajectories of Socioemotional Problems in Toddlerhood.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Article
- Fluctuations in Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, and Anger and Children's Depression Risks in Middle Childhood.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Article
- Effect of Symptom Levels of Children's Food Allergy on Maternal Depression: A Cross-sectional and Cohort Study.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2024Article
- The Degree of Fluctuations in Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Early Childhood is Associated with Children's Depression Risk: Initial Evidence and Replication Between Two Independent Samples.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Article
- Maternal Depressive Symptoms in the First Year after Childbirth Predict Long-Term Developmental Risks in Sons and Daughters.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Implementation of the "Healthy Moms, Healthy Kids" Program in Head Start: An Application of the RE-AIM QuEST Framework Centering Equity.Administration and policy in mental health · 2024Article
- Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for minoritized Head Start mothers with depressive symptoms: A mixed method study.Journal of counseling and development : JCD · 2024Article
- Neural activation to peer acceptance and rejection in relation to concurrent and prospective depression risk in adolescent and pre-adolescent girls.Biological psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Maternal depression is associated with cognitive, emotional, and behavioral problems in offspring, but the substantial heterogeneity of depression precludes a full understanding of these associations. Variation in course of depression, characterized by severity or chronicity, may be related differentially to children's development. The current meta-analytic review examined the relations of these characteristics of maternal depression to children's developmental outcomes. Twenty-nine studies were identified and reviewed; the majority (93%) of studies reported a negative association between some aspect of maternal depression and children's adjustment. Separate meta-analyses revealed significant effect sizes for severity (Fisher's
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