Shay Nicole L, Knutson John F
University of Iowa, IA, USA.
Child Maltreat. 2008 Feb;13(1):39-49. doi: 10.1177/1077559507310611.
To test the hypothesized anger-mediated relation between maternal depression and escalation of physical discipline, 122 economically disadvantaged mothers were assessed for current and lifetime diagnoses of depression using the Current Depressive Episode, Past Depression, and Dysthymia sections of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) and a measure of current depressive symptoms, the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II). Escalation of physical discipline was assessed using a video analog parenting task; maternal anger not specific to discipline was assessed using the Spielberger Trait Anger Expression Inventory. Reports of anger were associated with the diagnosis of depression and depressive symptoms. Bootstrap analyses of indirect effects indicated that the link between depression and escalated discipline was mediated by anger. Parallel analyses based on BDI-II scores identified a marginally significant indirect effect of depression on discipline. Findings suggest that anger and irritability are central to the putative link between depression and harsh discipline.
为了检验所假设的母亲抑郁与身体惩罚升级之间由愤怒介导的关系,我们使用《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版(DSM-IV)结构化临床访谈中的当前抑郁发作、过去抑郁和恶劣心境部分以及当前抑郁症状测量工具——贝克抑郁量表第二版(BDI-II),对122名经济弱势母亲进行了当前和终生抑郁诊断评估。使用视频模拟育儿任务评估身体惩罚的升级;使用斯皮尔伯格特质愤怒表达量表评估非特定于惩罚的母亲愤怒。愤怒报告与抑郁诊断及抑郁症状相关。间接效应的自助法分析表明,抑郁与惩罚升级之间的联系由愤怒介导。基于BDI-II分数的平行分析确定了抑郁对惩罚的间接效应具有边缘显著性。研究结果表明,愤怒和易怒是抑郁与严厉惩罚之间假定联系的核心。