title: Maternal depression and parenting in early childhood: Contextual influence of marital quality and social support in two samples.
abstract: Marital quality and social support satisfaction were tested as moderators of the association between maternal depressive symptoms and parenting during early childhood (18-36 months) among 2 large, divergent, longitudinal samples (n = 526; n = 570). Unexpectedly, in both samples the association between maternal depressive symptoms and reduced parenting quality was strongest in the context of high marital quality and high social support, and largely nonsignificant in the context of low marital quality and low social support. Possible explanations for these surprising findings are discussed. Results point to the importance of accounting for factors in the broader family context in predicting the association between depressive symptoms and maternal parenting. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Taraban
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon.
authors.forename: Leslie D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Leve
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Virginia.
authors.forename: Melvin N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Arizona State University.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Dishion
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California Riverside.
authors.forename: Misaki N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Natsuaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: Jenae M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Neiderhiser
authors.affiliation: Yale Child Study Center.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reiss
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States