Mothers’ depressive symptoms, parenting, and child withdrawal : a dynamic view across early development

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dc.contributor.advisorDix, Theodore H.en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAnderson, Edwarden
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHazen-Swann, Nancyen
dc.creatorYan, Ni, active 21st centuryen
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-24T17:37:01Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:26:20Z
dc.date.available2012-07-24T17:37:01Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:26:20Z
dc.date.issued2012-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2012en
dc.date.updated2012-07-24T17:37:10Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractWithdrawal in early childhood is a risk factor for the development of many adjustment problems. Mothers’ depressive symptoms may affect the development of withdrawal through complex mechanisms. This study examined the relation of mothers’ depressive symptoms to children’s withdrawal from 24 to 54 months and developmental mechanisms of this relation. Based on data from the NICHD study of Early Child Care, results demonstrate that mothers’ cumulative depressive symptoms from 6 to 24 months predicted children’s withdrawal at 24 months across dyads. From 24 to 54 months, within-dyad increases in mothers’ depressive symptoms predicted within-dyad increases in children’s withdrawal. Finally, low competent parenting was partially responsible for the impact of mothers’ early depressive symptoms on children’s withdrawal. In addition, boys’ withdrawal was more strongly associated with mothers’ depressive symptoms than girls’.en
dc.description.departmentHuman Development and Family Sciencesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.slug2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5103en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5103en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectMaternal depressionen
dc.subjectIncompetent parentingen
dc.subjectChild withdrawalen
dc.titleMothers’ depressive symptoms, parenting, and child withdrawal : a dynamic view across early developmenten
dc.type.genrethesisen

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