Politano P M, Stapleton L A, Correll J A
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1992 Feb;33(2):451-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1992.tb00879.x.
Fifty-six mothers (26 depressed and 30 non-depressed) and their children were assessed on three measures: locus of control, anxiety and self-esteem. T-tests of results indicated significant differences between the groups of mothers across all three measures. There were significant differences between the two groups of children on state anxiety, total score on the self-esteem measure and social self-esteem, with the children of non-depressed mothers being lower on state anxiety and showing higher levels of self-esteem. Other aspects of self-esteem and locus of control did not show significant differences between the groups. A correlation matrix revealed that trait anxiety in the children of depressed mothers was significantly correlated with the mothers' depression, but not the mothers' anxiety. An analysis of discriminant functions found that a more anxious mood state and feelings of fear and worry were associated with the children of the depressed mothers.
56位母亲（26位抑郁母亲和30位非抑郁母亲）及其子女接受了三项测评：控制点、焦虑和自尊。结果的t检验表明，在这三项测评中，母亲组之间存在显著差异。两组儿童在状态焦虑、自尊测评总分和社会自尊方面存在显著差异，非抑郁母亲的子女状态焦虑较低，自尊水平较高。自尊和控制点的其他方面在两组之间没有显著差异。相关矩阵显示，抑郁母亲的子女的特质焦虑与母亲的抑郁显著相关，但与母亲的焦虑无关。判别函数分析发现，更焦虑的情绪状态以及恐惧和担忧的感觉与抑郁母亲的子女有关。
