Does executive function mediate the path from mothers' depressive symptoms to young children's problem behaviors?
Does executive function mediate the path from mothers' depressive symptoms to young children's problem behaviors?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jecp.2015.09.022
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发表时间：
2016-02-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Hughes, Claire
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作者：
Roman, Gabriela D.;Ensor, Rosie;Hughes, Claire
本研究调查了儿童执行功能在暴露于轻度母亲抑郁症状和问题行为之间的关系中所发挥的中介作用。 143 名 2 岁、3 岁和 6 岁的儿童完成了执行功能任务和语言能力测试。母亲在每个时间点完成贝克抑郁量表，教师在孩子6岁时完成优势和困难问卷。纵向自回归中介模型显示中介效应显着且非常具体； 3岁时的执行功能（而不是语言能力）介导了母亲在第一个时间点的抑郁症状（但不是一般的社会劣势）与儿童6岁时的外化和内化问题之间的路径。改善儿童的执行功能可能会保护他们免受暴露于母亲抑郁症状的不利影响。 (C) 2015 年作者。由 Elsevier Inc. 出版。这是一篇基于 CC BY 许可证 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 的开放获取文章。
This study investigated the mediation role played by children's executive function in the relationship between exposure to mild maternal depressive symptoms and problem behaviors. At ages 2, 3, and 6 years, 143 children completed executive function tasks and a verbal ability test. Mothers completed the Beck Depression Inventory at each time-point, and teachers completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire at child age 6. Longitudinal autoregressive mediation models showed a mediation effect that was significant and quite specific; executive function (and not verbal ability) at age 3 mediated the path between mothers' depressive symptoms (but not general social disadvantage) at the first time-point and children's externalizing and internalizing problems at age 6. Improving children's executive functioning might protect them against the adverse effects of exposure to maternal depressive symptoms. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).