Self-Esteem Reactivity Among Mothers of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: The Moderating Role of Depression History.
This study examined self-esteem reactivity to a variety of contextual cues in a sample of women prone to depression. Participants were 49 mothers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Across a 9-month time-period, participants completed weekly measures of self-esteem, perceived stress, positive and negative affect, and child disruptive behavior. Results indicated that mothers reported lower self-esteem during weeks they experienced greater stress, lower positive affect, higher negative affect, and more inattentive, overactive, and oppositional behavior in their children. Depression history moderated these relationships such that mothers with prior histories of depression reported greater self-esteem reactivity to these cues than never depressed mothers.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY.
Stephanie A
SA
Gamble
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Andrea
A
Chronis-Tuscano
Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY.
John E
JE
Roberts
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Jeffrey A
JA
Ciesla
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
William E
WE
Pelham
ADHD; depression; mood-state; self-esteem