Elgar Frank J, Mills Rosemary S L, McGrath Patrick J, Waschbusch Daniel A, Brownridge Douglas A
Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2007 Dec;35(6):943-55. doi: 10.1007/s10802-007-9145-0. Epub 2007 Jun 19.
This study examined parental behaviors as mediators in links between depressive symptoms in mothers and fathers and child adjustment problems. Participants were 4,184 parents and 6,048 10- to 15-year-olds enrolled in the 1998 and 2000 cycles of the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Mothers and fathers self-reported symptoms of depression at Times 1 and 2 and their children assessed parental nurturance, rejection, and monitoring and self-reported internalizing and externalizing problems and prosocial behavior at Time 2. Hierarchical linear modeling showed evidence of mediation involving all three domains of parental behavior. Findings supported the hypothesis that the quality of the child's rearing environment is one mechanism that carries risk to children of depressed parents. Interventions for parents whose symptoms of depression interfere with parenting responsibilities could help reduce the risk of some childhood disorders.
本研究考察了父母行为在父母抑郁症状与儿童适应问题之间的联系中所起的中介作用。研究参与者为4184名家长和6048名10至15岁的青少年，他们参与了1998年和2000年两轮加拿大全国儿童和青少年纵向调查。父母在第1次和第2次调查时自我报告抑郁症状，其子女在第2次调查时评估父母的养育、拒绝和监督情况，并自我报告内化和外化问题以及亲社会行为。分层线性模型显示了涉及父母行为所有三个领域的中介作用证据。研究结果支持了这样一种假设，即儿童养育环境的质量是抑郁父母的子女面临风险的一种机制。对那些抑郁症状干扰养育责任的父母进行干预，可能有助于降低一些儿童疾病的风险。
