Perceived partner critical and avoidant behaviors as predictors of anxious and depressive symptoms among mothers of children undergoing hemopaietic stem cell transplantation.
This prospective study examined the role of perceived partner criticism and avoidance in the anxiety and depressive symptoms of 148 mothers of children undergoing hemopaietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The roles of indicators of transplantation risk and posttransplantation medical course were also examined. Perceived partner criticism (e.g., criticizing coping efforts) and perceived partner avoidance (e.g., changing the topic), objective indicators of transplantation risk, and anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed at the time of HSCT and again 3 and 6 months later. Growth curve modeling analyses indicated that perceived partner criticism was associated with higher average depressive symptoms. However, perceived partner criticism did not predict changes in mother's anxiety. Contrary to predictions, perceived partner avoidance was associated with decreases in maternal anxiety.
Manne
Sharon
S
Population Science Division, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA. sharon.manne@fccc.edu
DuHamel
Katherine
K
Winkel
Gary
G
Ostroff
Jamie
J
Parsons
Susan
S
Martini
Richard
R
Williams
Sharon E
SE
Mee
Laura
L
Austin
Jane
J
Redd
William H
WH
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*