Breslend Nicole Lafko, Parent Justin, Forehand Rex, Compas Bruce E, Thigpen Jennifer C, Hardcastle Emily
University of Vermont.
Vanderbilt University.
J Fam Violence. 2016 Oct;31(7):823-831. doi: 10.1007/s10896-016-9817-z. Epub 2016 May 19.
The current investigation examined if interparental conflict (IPC), including psychological and physical violence, moderated the relationship between parental depressive symptoms and youth internalizing and externalizing problems, respectively, in a sample of youth with a parent with a history of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). One hundred and eighty families with a parent with a history of MDD ( = 41.96; 88.9% mothers) and a youth in the target age range of 9-to-15 years (49.4% females; = 11.46) participated. Findings indicated that IPC exacerbated the effect of parental depressive symptoms on internalizing, but not externalizing, problems for both males and females. Findings suggest that, in families with a parent who has a history of depression, parental depressive symptoms and IPC together have important implications for youth internalizing problems. Targeting improvement for both parent depressive symptoms and interparental conflict may directly lead to decreases in youth internalizing symptoms in the context of parental depression.
本研究调查了在有患重度抑郁症(MDD)病史的父母的青少年样本中,包括心理暴力和身体暴力在内的父母间冲突(IPC)是否分别调节了父母抑郁症状与青少年内化问题和外化问题之间的关系。180个家庭参与了研究,这些家庭中有一位有MDD病史的父母(平均年龄 = 41.96岁;88.9%为母亲),以及一名年龄在9至15岁目标范围内的青少年(49.4%为女性;平均年龄 = 11.46岁)。研究结果表明,IPC加剧了父母抑郁症状对男性和女性内化问题的影响,但对外化问题没有影响。研究结果表明,在有患抑郁症病史父母的家庭中,父母抑郁症状和IPC共同对青少年内化问题具有重要影响。针对父母抑郁症状和父母间冲突进行改善,可能会直接减少父母抑郁背景下青少年的内化症状。