Baker Claire E
Columbia University, New York, USA.
Infant Ment Health J. 2018 Mar;39(2):134-144. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21698. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
The present study used a large, nationally representative sample of Head Start children (N=3,349) from the Family and Child Experiences Survey of 2009 (FACES) to examine associations among maternal depression (measured when children were ˜36 months old) and children's executive function (EF) and behavior problems (measured when children were ˜48 months old). Preliminary analyses revealed that 36% of mothers in the sample had clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms. Furthermore, a path analysis with demographic controls showed a mediation effect that was significant and quite specific; mother-reported warmth (and not mother-child reading) mediated the path between maternal depression, children's EF, and behavior problems. Findings provide empirical support for a family process model in which warm, sensitive parenting supports children's emerging self-regulation and reduces the likelihood of early onset behavior problems in families in which children are exposed to maternal depression.
本研究使用了来自2009年家庭与儿童经历调查（FACES）的大量具有全国代表性的开端计划儿童样本（N = 3349），以检验母亲抑郁（在儿童约36个月大时测量）与儿童执行功能（EF）及行为问题（在儿童约48个月大时测量）之间的关联。初步分析显示，样本中36%的母亲有临床显著水平的抑郁症状。此外，一项纳入人口统计学对照的路径分析显示了一个显著且相当特定的中介效应；母亲报告的温情（而非亲子阅读）在母亲抑郁、儿童EF和行为问题之间的路径中起中介作用。研究结果为一个家庭过程模型提供了实证支持，在该模型中，温暖、敏感的养育方式有助于儿童新兴的自我调节，并降低儿童暴露于母亲抑郁的家庭中早期出现行为问题的可能性。
