Depressive symptomatology and interaction behaviors of mothers having a child with disabilities.
Previous research has indicated that parents who raise children having disabilities report greater emotional distress than other parents. To investigate the association between symptoms of depression and maternal behaviors, interactions between 48 mothers and children having disabilities were rated. Measures of maternal depression and child functioning were also administered. Analyses indicated that mothers reported a relatively large number of symptoms often associated with depression. However, reports of depressive symptomatology were not meaningfully related to the children's developmental status or parent-child interaction behaviors.
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Early Intervention Research Institute, Utah State University, Logan 84322-6580.
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D000328:Adult; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory