Gartstein Maria A, Bridgett David J, Dishion Thomas J, Kaufman Noah K
Department of Psychology, Washington State University, PO Box 644820, Pullman WA,
J Appl Dev Psychol. 2009 Mar;30(2):149-160. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.001.
Caregiver depression has been described as leading to overreport of child behavior problems. This study examines this "depression-distortion" hypothesis in terms of high-risk families of young adolescents. Questionnaire and diagnostic interview data were collected from mothers, teachers, and fathers, and self-report information was obtained from youth between ages 10 and 14 years. First, convergent and discriminant validity were demonstrated for internalizing and externalizing multiagent constructs. Second, the depression-distortion hypothesis was examined, revealing a modest effect of maternal depression, leading to the inflation of reported son externalizing and daughter internalizing problems. The data suggest the need to consider multiple influences on parental perceptions of child behavior and psychopathology in research and clinical settings.
照顾者抑郁被认为会导致对儿童行为问题的过度报告。本研究针对青少年高危家庭检验了这种“抑郁-扭曲”假说。从母亲、教师和父亲那里收集了问卷和诊断访谈数据,并从10至14岁的青少年那里获取了自我报告信息。首先,对内化和外化多主体结构的收敛效度和区分效度进行了验证。其次,对抑郁-扭曲假说进行了检验,结果显示母亲抑郁有一定影响,导致报告的儿子外化问题和女儿内化问题增多。数据表明在研究和临床环境中需要考虑对父母对孩子行为和精神病理学认知的多种影响因素。