TY - JOUR
T1 - Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Depression and Co-Occurring Antisocial Behaviors
T2 - The Mediating Role of Parenting-Related Processes
AU - Russotti, Justin
AU - Swerbenski, Hannah
AU - Handley, Elizabeth D.
AU - Michl-Petzing, Louisa C.
AU - Cicchetti, Dante
AU - Toth, Sheree L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Psychological Association
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Co-occurring maternal depression and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) are associated with the development of psychopathology in children, yet little is known about risk mechanisms. In a sample of 122 racially diverse and economically disadvantaged families, we prospectively investigated (a) to what extent child socioemotional problems were related to maternal depression-only, ASPD-only, or the co-occurrence of both and (b) specificity in parenting-related mechanisms linking single-type or comorbid maternal psychopathology to child outcomes at age 3. Compared to mothers without either ASPD or depression, exposure to maternal depression-only and comorbid depression/ASPD predicted child problems as a function of greater parenting stress and lower maternal sensitivity. Mothers with comorbid depression/ ASPD uniquely exhibited more negative parenting and had children with more socioemotional problems than mothers with depression-only. Compared to mothers with neither ASPD nor depression, mothers with depression-only uniquely impacted child difficulties via lower maternal efficacy. Study findings suggest areas of parenting intervention.
AB - Co-occurring maternal depression and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) are associated with the development of psychopathology in children, yet little is known about risk mechanisms. In a sample of 122 racially diverse and economically disadvantaged families, we prospectively investigated (a) to what extent child socioemotional problems were related to maternal depression-only, ASPD-only, or the co-occurrence of both and (b) specificity in parenting-related mechanisms linking single-type or comorbid maternal psychopathology to child outcomes at age 3. Compared to mothers without either ASPD or depression, exposure to maternal depression-only and comorbid depression/ASPD predicted child problems as a function of greater parenting stress and lower maternal sensitivity. Mothers with comorbid depression/ ASPD uniquely exhibited more negative parenting and had children with more socioemotional problems than mothers with depression-only. Compared to mothers with neither ASPD nor depression, mothers with depression-only uniquely impacted child difficulties via lower maternal efficacy. Study findings suggest areas of parenting intervention.
KW - developmental psychopathology
KW - intergenerational risk
KW - maternal depression
KW - parental psychopathology
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U2 - 10.1037/fam0001021
DO - 10.1037/fam0001021
M3 - Article
C2 - 35925718
AN - SCOPUS:85135810115
SN - 0893-3200
VL - 37
SP - 408
EP - 419
JO - Journal of Family Psychology
JF - Journal of Family Psychology
IS - 3
ER -