Sang Jina, Cederbaum Julie A, Hurlburt Michael S
The University of Akron, School of Social Work, Akron, OH, 44325-8001, USA.
University of Southern California, School of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0411, USA.
J Adolesc. 2016 Aug;51:81-91. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.06.002. Epub 2016 Jun 18.
This study investigated the association between maternal depressive symptoms and adolescent engagement in sexual intercourse in a non-clinical sample of mothers and their adolescent daughters from minority families. The current study explores ways in which maternal depression, family factors, and adolescent sex interact. Data were from a cross-sectional study of 176 mother-daughter dyads, including a subset of mothers with HIV. Logistic regression analyses revealed that among mothers who were not current marijuana users, more maternal depressive symptoms was associated with daughters' engagement in sexual intercourse. Neither parent-child conflict nor parental involvement significantly mediated the relationship between maternal depressive symptoms and adolescent sex. This study provides the first empirical evidence that non-clinical depressive symptoms in mothers are associated with adolescent engagement in sexual intercourse.
本研究在一个来自少数族裔家庭的母亲及其青春期女儿的非临床样本中,调查了母亲抑郁症状与青少年性行为之间的关联。当前研究探讨了母亲抑郁、家庭因素和青少年性行为相互作用的方式。数据来自对176对母女二元组的横断面研究,其中包括一部分感染艾滋病毒的母亲。逻辑回归分析显示,在目前不吸食大麻的母亲中,母亲的抑郁症状越严重,女儿发生性行为的可能性越高。亲子冲突和父母参与均未显著介导母亲抑郁症状与青少年性行为之间的关系。本研究提供了首个实证证据,表明母亲的非临床抑郁症状与青少年性行为有关。