ERIC Number: EJ732174
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Publication Date: 2004-Sep
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A Longitudinal Study of Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Negative Expectations and Perceptions of Child Problems
Luoma, Ilona; Kaukonen, Palvi; Mantymaa, Mirjami; Puura, Kaija; Tamminen, Tuula; Salmelin, Raili
Child Psychiatry and Human Development, v35 n1 p37-53 Sep 2004
The aim of this longitudinal study was to examine the associations between maternal depressive symptoms and perceptions of children's problems. One hundred and nineteen mother-child dyads were followed from the third trimester of pregnancy for almost 10 years. Depressive symptoms and background factors of the mothers and the anticipated/perceived problems of their firstborn were assessed prenatally, postnatally, and when the child was 4-5 years and 8-9 years old. The simultaneous and long-term associations between maternal depressive symptoms and child's problems were examined. Maternal prenatal depressive symptoms, the continuity of negative expectations to postnatal problem perceptions, and high problem level at 4-5 years of child's age predicted high problem level in 8-9-year-olds.
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Pregnancy, Child Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Birth Order, Behavior Problems, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Age Differences, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Expectation
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Language: English
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