title: Maternal sadness and adolescents' responses to stress in offspring of mothers with and without a history of depression.
abstract: This study examined maternal sadness and adolescents' responses to stress in the offspring (n = 72) of mothers with and without a history of depression. Mothers with a history of depression reported higher levels of current depressive symptoms and exhibited greater sadness during interactions with their adolescent children (ages 11-14) than mothers without a history of depression. Similarly, adolescent children of mothers with a history of depression experienced higher rates of internalizing and externalizing symptoms than adolescents of mothers without a history of depression. Regression analyses indicated that adolescents' use of secondary control coping mediated the relationship between observed maternal sadness and adolescents' internalizing and externalizing symptoms, in that higher levels of secondary control coping (e.g., cognitive reframing) were related to fewer symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA. sarah.jaser@yale.edu
authors.forename: Sarah S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jaser
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fear
authors.forename: Kristen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Reeslund
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Champion
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Reising
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Compas
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology