Department of Family and Child Sciences.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2019;89(2):181-191. doi: 10.1037/ort0000365. Epub 2018 Sep 10.
The link between maternal depression and negative child outcomes has been well-established; however, less is known regarding the impact of harsh parenting on child outcomes, especially for women living with depressive symptoms and whom also experienced child maltreatment. The purpose of this study was to examine harsh parenting practices as a mediator in this known association, in order to examine factors associated with negative child outcomes and to explore a reduction in future transmission of risk. Mediation analyses were conducted with 2 samples of mother-child dyads at separate time points (child age 6: = 325; and youth age 12: = 213) using data collected from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect. Only women who reported a history of childhood maltreatment were included in this study. Positive, significant associations were found between maternal depressive symptoms and child internalizing and externalizing symptoms at both ages. Further, partial mediation was established among maternal depressive symptoms, child outcomes, and harsh parenting practices. Analyses demonstrated that mothers with depressive symptoms and a history of maltreatment reported use of psychological and physical aggression with their children (age 6) and youth (age 12). Findings from this study bolstered existing research on maternal depression and child outcomes and extended current knowledge of the role of harsh parenting for children age 6 and youth age 12. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
母亲抑郁与儿童负面结果之间的联系已经得到充分证实；然而，对于严厉的育儿方式对儿童结果的影响，特别是对于那些同时患有抑郁症状和经历过儿童虐待的女性，了解较少。本研究的目的是检验严厉的育儿实践是否是这种已知关联的中介因素，以检验与儿童负面结果相关的因素，并探索减少未来风险的传递。在分别的两个时间点（儿童年龄 6 时，n=325；青年年龄 12 时，n=213）对来自儿童虐待和忽视纵向研究的数据进行了 2 个母子对子样本的中介分析。仅纳入了报告有儿童期虐待史的女性。在两个年龄组中，母亲抑郁症状与儿童内化和外化症状之间均存在显著的正相关关系。此外，在母亲抑郁症状、儿童结果和严厉的育儿方式之间建立了部分中介关系。分析表明，有抑郁症状和虐待史的母亲对其子女（6 岁）和青少年（12 岁）使用了心理和身体上的攻击行为。本研究的结果支持了关于母亲抑郁与儿童结果的现有研究，并扩展了关于严厉育儿对 6 岁和 12 岁儿童的作用的现有知识。（PsycINFO 数据库记录（c）2019 APA，保留所有权利）。
