Pan Baocheng, Zhao Chengli, Gong Yizhao, Miao Jiaxuan, Zhang Bingda, Li Yan
Shanghai Institute of Early Childhood Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Zhongqiao Vocational and Technical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2024 Jul 24;17:2769-2781. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S456739. eCollection 2024.
Depression, a severe mental disorder, not only jeopardizes the health of mothers but also significantly negative impacts on families and their children. This study investigates the correlation between household chaos and maternal depression.
This study adopted a cross-sectional design and used the Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Parent-Child Relationship Scale, and Beck Depression Inventory to assess 1947 mothers of children in seven kindergartens in Shanghai, China.
The findings revealed a significant positive correlation between household chaos, marital conflict, and maternal depression. Marital conflict also showed a significantly positively correlated with maternal depression. Marital conflict mediates the relationship between household chaos and maternal depression. Parent-child relationships moderated the direct effect of household chaos on maternal depression. When parent-child relationships were low, household chaos had a greater predictive effect on maternal depression. Conversely, when parent-child relationships were high, the predictive effect of household chaos on maternal depression was reduced.
This study reveals that parent-child relationships play a protective role in the impact of household chaos on maternal depression. This study significantly contributes to enriching the social support buffering model.
抑郁症是一种严重的精神障碍，不仅危及母亲的健康，还会对家庭及其子女产生重大负面影响。本研究调查家庭混乱与母亲抑郁症之间的相关性。
本研究采用横断面设计，使用混乱、喧闹与秩序量表、二元调适量表、亲子关系量表和贝克抑郁量表对中国上海七所幼儿园的1947名儿童的母亲进行评估。
研究结果显示，家庭混乱、婚姻冲突与母亲抑郁症之间存在显著正相关。婚姻冲突与母亲抑郁症也呈显著正相关。婚姻冲突在家庭混乱与母亲抑郁症之间起中介作用。亲子关系调节了家庭混乱对母亲抑郁症的直接影响。当亲子关系较差时，家庭混乱对母亲抑郁症的预测作用更大。相反，当亲子关系良好时，家庭混乱对母亲抑郁症的预测作用则会降低。
本研究表明，亲子关系在家庭混乱对母亲抑郁症的影响中起保护作用。本研究对丰富社会支持缓冲模型有重要贡献。
