Towards a family process model of maternal and paternal depressive symptoms: Exploring multiple relations with child and family functioning

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A community sample of 235 mothers and fathers of kindergarten children completed measures of depressive symptoms, family functioning and child adjustment. Results revealed an emphasis on the role of marital functioning in families characterized by elevated parental depressive symptomatology, especially while considering the development of emotional and social problems.

Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder), Parents, Social adjustment

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The role of marital discord and parenting in relations between parental problem drinking and child adjustment

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The role of marital conflict, in addition to parenting, in relations between parental problem drinking and child internalizing and externalizing problems are examined. Models tests reveal that problem drinking is associated with greater marital conflict, and that marital conflict is related to ineffective parenting which is in turn related to poorer child adjustment.

United States, Parenting

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Reply to Rutter's 'Critical Notice' on 'Developmental Psychopathology and Family Process'

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The authors clarify and defend the intent and purpose behind their book, 'Developmental Psychopathology and Family Process' from a critical review appearing in a prior issue of this journal. They support the use of a developmental psychology approach to research on childhood disorders.

Health aspects, Criticism and interpretation, Childhood mental disorders, Child psychopathology, Developmental Psychopathology and Family Process (Book)

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