Behavior problems among preschool children born to adolescent mothers: Effects of maternal depression and perceptions of partner relationships
Behavior problems among preschool children born to adolescent mothers: Effects of maternal depression and perceptions of partner relationships
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DOI：
10.1207/153744202753441639
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发表时间：
2002-03-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Starr, RH
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作者：
Black, MM;Papas, MA;Starr, RH
调查母亲抑郁如何影响母亲对伴侣互动质量的感知与学龄前儿童行为问题之间的关系。参与者包括来自4个地点的194个低收入家庭。大约四分之三的母亲（72%，n = 139）确定了男性伴侣，并组成了分析样本。母亲在分娩时是青少年（小于或等于19岁），当孩子4至5岁时收集数据。在这个高风险样本中，42.4%的儿童曾被虐待，36%的外化评分在临床范围内，10.8%的内化评分在临床范围内。多元回归分析显示：（a）母亲对消极伴侣互动的看法与儿童更多的内化行为问题相关，调整了虐待的影响;（B）母亲抑郁介导了母亲对伴侣互动质量的看法与儿童内化和外化行为问题之间的关系：以及（c）母亲对积极伴侣互动的看法并不能保护儿童免受与虐待相关的内化或外化行为问题。针对青少年母亲的项目应提供抑郁症状的筛查和治疗，并帮助伴侣协商共同的角色和相互满意的关系。
Investigated how maternal depression influenced the relation between mothers' perceptions of the quality of their partner interactions and behavior problems among their preschool children. Participants included 194 low-income families from 4 sites. Approximately three fourths of the mothers (72%, n = 139) identified a male partner and comprised the analysis sample. Mothers were adolescents (less than or equal toage 19) at delivery, and data were gathered when children were 4 to 5 years of age. In this high-risk sample, 42.4% of the children had been maltreated, 36% had externalizing scores in the clinical range, and 10.8% had internalizing scores in the clinical range. Multiple regression analyses revealed (a) maternal perceptions of negative partner interactions were associated with more internalizing behavior problems among the children, adjusting for the effects of maltreatment; (b) maternal depression mediated the relation between the maternal perceptions of the quality of partner interactions and children's internalizing and externalizing behavior problems: and (c) maternal perceptions of positive partner interactions did not protect children from internalizing or externalizing behavior problems associated with maltreatment. Programs for adolescent mothers should provide screening and treatment for depressive symptoms and help partners negotiate caregiving roles and mutually satisfying relationships.