title: Perceived child behavior problems, parenting stress, and maternal depressive symptoms among prenatal methamphetamine users.
abstract: The present study was designed to examine parenting stress, maternal depressive symptoms, and perceived child behavior problems among mothers who used methamphetamine (MA) during pregnancy. Participants were a subsample (n = 212; 75 exposed, 137 comparison) of biological mothers who had continuous custody of their child from birth to 36 months. The subsample was drawn from a larger, ongoing longitudinal study on the effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure (n = 412; 204 exposed, 208 comparison) (Arria et al in Matern Child Health J 10:293-302 2006). Mothers who used MA during pregnancy reported more parenting stress and more depressive symptoms than a matched comparison group. There were no differences between groups on perceived child behavior problems. In a hierarchical linear model, depressive symptoms, and perceived child behavior problems, but not MA exposure, were statistically significant predictors of parenting stress. Screening for potential parenting problems among mothers with a history of substance abuse is warranted. Parenting interventions targeting depressive symptoms, parenting stress, and child behavior problems are needed for this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104-3189, USA. brandi-sebourn@utulsa.edu
authors.forename: Brandi D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Liles
authors.forename: Elana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lagasse
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Derauf
authors.forename: Rizwan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Lynne M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Amelia M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Arria
authors.forename: Marilyn A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Huestis
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Haning
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: Sheri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dellagrotta
authors.forename: Lynne M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Dansereau
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine