Low-Level Depressive Symptoms Reduce Maternal Support for Child Cognitive Development
Low-Level Depressive Symptoms Reduce Maternal Support for Child Cognitive Development
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DOI：
10.1016/j.pedhc.2013.12.005
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发表时间：
2014-09-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Kyzer, Angela
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作者：
Conners-Burrow, Nicola A.;Bokony, Patti;Kyzer, Angela
目的：本研究的目的是探讨母亲的低水平抑郁症状与其对儿童认知发展的支持之间的关系。方法：参与者包括913名学龄前儿童的低收入母亲，这些儿童接受了母亲抑郁症筛查，并接受了关于儿童家庭环境中学习支持的采访。在分析的770名母亲中，21.5%报告了轻度抑郁症状（低于筛查工具的临界值，表明临床症状加重）。Logistic回归分析显示，与没有抑郁症状的母亲的孩子相比，有轻度抑郁症状的母亲的孩子在七种学习支持中，有六种的可能性明显降低。结果表明，母亲经历过哪怕是轻微抑郁症状的孩子，也不太可能得到认知发展和入学准备方面的重要支持，指出有必要进行筛查和干预，以解决各级严重程度的孕产妇抑郁症。
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between low-level depressive symptoms in mothers and their support for child cognitive development.Methods: Participants included 913 low-income mothers of preschool-age children who were screened for maternal depression and interviewed about support for learning in the child's home environment.Results: Of the 770 mothers in the analysis, 21.5% reported low-level depressive symptoms (below the cutoff on the screening tool indicating clinically elevated symptoms). Logistic regression analyses revealed that children of mothers with low-level depressive symptoms were significantly less likely to experience six of seven types of support for learning compared with children of mothers with no depressive symptoms.Conclusions: Results suggest that children whose mothers experience even low-level depressive symptoms are less likely to receive important supports for cognitive development and school readiness, pointing to the need for screening and interventions to address maternal depression at all levels of severity.