The relationship between parental depression and child internalizing and externalizing problems: The roles of parenting stress and child maltreatment

dc.contributor.authorChen, C.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T18:09:36Z
dc.date.available2023-03-06T18:09:36Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Although the relationships between parental mental health and child internalizing and externalizing problems have been explored by previous studies, the pathways between these two variables need further exploration. The present study aims to explore the relationships between parental depression and child internalizing and externalizing problems and to examine the roles of parenting stress and child maltreatment in those relationships within the Chinese cultural context. Method Data were collected from 855 Chinese families with preschool-aged children, and mediation analysis was used to examine the pathways between these variables. Results The results show that parental depression is positively associated with child internalizing and externalizing problems, and child maltreatment and the combination of parenting stress and child maltreatment mediated the relationships between parental depression and child internalizing and externalizing problems, respectively. These findings suggest that parental depression not only has a direct effect on child internalizing and externalizing problems but also has an indirect effect via parenting stress and child maltreatment. Discussion Decreasing the levels of parenting stress and child maltreatment should be applied in interventions to break the relationships between parental depression and child internalizing and externalizing problems within the Chinese cultural context.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChen, C. (2023). The relationship between parental depression and child internalizing and externalizing problems: The roles of parenting stress and child maltreatment. Frontiers in Public Health, 11.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9941167/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5768
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers in Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectparental depressionen_US
dc.subjectparental stressen_US
dc.subjectchild behavior problemsen_US
dc.subjectchild maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between parental depression and child internalizing and externalizing problems: The roles of parenting stress and child maltreatmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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