SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2022
Testing Models of Associations Between Depression and Parenting Self-efficacy in Mothers: A Meta-analytic Review.
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- Self-Efficacy, Psychological State, Oral Health Behaviour, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Patients With Periodontal Disease.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Longitudinal associations between maternal depression, problematic media use, and parenting efficacy as a time-varying mediator.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- Mothers' parenting stress and depression during infancy predicts parenting self-efficacy and media emotion regulation two years later.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Relationships between maternal depressive symptoms, maternal satisfaction with motherhood, and affectionate attachment: a PLS-SEM approach.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Association of postpartum depression and social support with parenting self-efficacy among postpartum women in Nepal.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- The relationship between maternal attachment, maternal self-efficacy, and postpartum depressive symptoms in mothers during the early postpartum period: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- The relationship between self-efficacy and prenatal depression in Chinese pregnant women: a parallel latent growth curve model.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Parenting Under Pressure: The Transformative Impact of PCIT on Caregiver Depression and Anxiety and Child Outcomes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Alcohol Use in the Early Postpartum Period: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study to Understand the Role of Self-Efficacy.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- The mediating role of parent-child bonding for the prospective association of prenatal depressive symptoms with child development at 14 months postpartum.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Maternal self-efficacy during infancy: Investigating the roles of depression and social support among mothers in rural Pakistan.Infant mental health journal · 2025Article
- Association of intimate partner violence with offspring growth in 32 low- and middle-income countries: a population-based cross-sectional study.Archives of women's mental health · 2024Article
- Satisfaction with parental responsibilities and disorganized attachment among infants of mothers at risk for depression.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2024Article
- Caregiver mental health and school-aged children's academic and socioemotional outcomes: Examining associations and mediators in Northern Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Stress, perceived competence and guilt as predictors of depression in parents with chronic pain.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The association between perceived social support and parenting self-efficacy among parents of children aged 0-8 years.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Parents of Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Longitudinal Study.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
Numerous cross-sectional studies confirm the long-theorized association between mothers' depression and lower parenting self-efficacy (PSE) beliefs. However, cross-sectional studies leave unanswered the direction of this association: Does depression predict PSE? Does PSE predict depression? Are both true? Does the strength of the association between depression and PSE, regardless of the direction, generalize across participant characteristics and study design features? How stable is PSE over time? And how effective are interventions at enhancing PSE? To answer these questions, we conducted a meta-analytic review of longitudinal studies. With 35 eligible studies (22,698 participants), we found support for both models: there was a significant pooled effect of both depression on PSE and of PSE on depression, with nearly identical effect sizes (d = - 0.21 and - 0.22, respectively). The association was stronger in samples with mothers' younger average age and studies that measured PSE among mothers relative to during pregnancy. We found a medium degree of stability in the index of PSE, d = 0.60. Finally, the estimated pooled effect size between being in an intervention group versus control group and PSE was 0.505. Overall, we found support for (1) bidirectional associations between depression and PSE in mothers, (2) the stability of PSE over time, and (3) the strength of the relationship between PSE and depression with intervention. These results suggest the importance of continuing to develop, test, and disseminate interventions to enhance PSE. We interpret these findings in the context of both depression and low PSE having serious consequences for child outcomes and maladaptive parenting.
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