ArticleInternational journal of behavioral development2025
Longitudinal pathways between maternal depression, parenting behaviors, and early childhood development: a mediation analysis.
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- Cross-cultural evidence for positive control and mind-mindedness as buffers for parental distress.Communications psychology · 2026Article
- Longitudinal maternal depression and child mental health from pregnancy to child age 7: a study of three life course frameworks.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Mutual Influence of Parental Depression and Parenting: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Analysis Based on Chinese Families with Adolescent Twins.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- An examination of multiple illness and social related stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mental health; findings from a birth cohort in rural Pakistan.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Maternal depression is a global public health concern with far-reaching impacts on child development, yet our understanding of mechanisms remains incomplete. This study examined whether parenting mediates the association between maternal depression and child outcomes. Participants included 841 rural Pakistani mother-child dyads (50% female). Maternal depression was measured at 12 months postpartum, parenting behaviors (warmth, stimulation, and harsh parenting) were measured at 24 months, and child outcomes (mental health, socioemotional development, and cognitive skills) were measured at 36 months. Maternal depression predicted increased harsh parenting, child mental health difficulties, and child socioemotional concerns; however, there was little evidence for parenting as a mediator between maternal depression and child outcomes. Sex-stratified results are discussed, and findings are situated in context.
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