The effects of familial risk factors on social-cognitive abilities in children.
Consistent with the results of previous studies of children with depressed parents, the present investigation of social-cognitive abilities with schizophrenic parents yields no evidence of deleterious effects of parental psychopathology. Similarly, maltreatment was not associated with social-cognitive deficits. The central conclusion to be drawn from these results is that social-cognition does not mediate the effects of these risk factors on child behavior, although social-cognition may serve as a moderator.
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Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment