Author : Terry Chih-Hsiang Chi
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)
Book Synopsis Does Maternal Psychopathology Affect Child Clinical Assessment? by : Terry Chih-Hsiang Chi
Download or read book Does Maternal Psychopathology Affect Child Clinical Assessment? written by Terry Chih-Hsiang Chi and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current study examined the specific predictions of the Depression->Distortion theory with 579 children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their parents, who were participants in a randomized clinical trial for children with ADHD. The study focused on the role of general maternal psychopathology and clinical depression in mothers' biased and exaggerated reporting of child behavior problem. A secondary aim examined if any maternal biases mediated the relationship between maternal depression and negative parent-child relationships. Baseline data on demographics, child and maternal psychopathology, maternal stress, childrearing practices, and laboratory observations of parent-child interactions were collected and analyzed. Results showed that: (1) Both general maternal psychopathology and depression were associated with elevated maternal ratings of child behavior problems that were not corroborated by other informants. (2) Most of these effects held after accounting for child demographic variables and observations of child behavior problems. (3) Maternal depression was a unique predictor of maternal biases in ratings of child internalizing problems after accounting for child demographics, child behavior problems, maternal anxiety, maternal stress, and general maternal psychopathology. (4) Maternal depressive biases did not mediate the relationship between maternal depression and parent-child relationships. Discussion focused on the study's implications for clinical assessment of children, the role of maternal stress, conceptualization of clinical depression, and development trajectory of children with a depressed parent.