title: The association of maternal depressive symptoms with child externalizing problems: the role of maternal support following child sexual abuse.
abstract: This study examines the role of abuse-specific maternal support in the association between parent depressive symptoms and child externalizing problems in a sample of children with a history of sexual abuse. In total, 106 mother-child dyads were studied. The association between maternal depressive symptoms and child delinquency behaviors was found to partially operate through abuse-specific maternal support, which was assessed via parent report. Implications of the findings for parenting programs are discussed, and future research directions are considered.
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont, Burlington, USA. arakow@uvm.edu
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rakow
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Begle
authors.forename: Lynsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ayer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*