University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK.
Infant Behav Dev. 2010 Feb;33(1):88-95. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2009.11.004. Epub 2010 Jan 6.
Current research supports a link between maternal depression and difficult child temperament. The direction of effect is often assumed to be from parent to child, but few studies have addressed child to parent effects. In a large cohort study, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) (N=14663), we aimed to further existing knowledge by investigating the relationship between maternal and paternal depressive symptoms and child temperament, and determining the direction of any effects found. Data was collected at 2 time-points (when the children were 6 and 24 months old), using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Mood and Intensity subscales of the Carey Temperament Scales. Significant parent to child effects were seen, with maternal and paternal depressive symptoms at Time 1 leading to more difficult temperament at Time 2. Father to child effects were significant only in male children. Little evidence was found for child to parent effects.
目前的研究支持母亲抑郁与儿童气质困难之间存在关联。这种关联的作用方向通常被认为是从父母到孩子，但很少有研究涉及到孩子对父母的影响。在一项大型队列研究中，即阿冯纵向父母与子女研究（ALSPAC）（N=14663）中，我们旨在通过调查母亲和父亲的抑郁症状与儿童气质之间的关系，以及确定发现的任何影响的方向，进一步了解现有知识。使用爱丁堡产后抑郁量表和 Carey 气质量表的情绪和强度分量表，在 2 个时间点（孩子 6 个月和 24 个月大时）收集数据。研究结果表明，存在显著的父母对孩子的影响，即父母在第 1 时间点的抑郁症状会导致孩子在第 2 时间点表现出更困难的气质。父亲对孩子的影响仅在男童中显著。几乎没有证据表明存在孩子对父母的影响。
