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Examining Maternal Depressive Symptoms in the Family Context: The Associations with Adolesent Children's Problem Behaviors and Family Environment

Guo, Xiamei
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274821303

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2010, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Human Development and Family Science.
This study examined the relationship between adolescents’ problem behaviors and maternal depressive symptoms, and the moderating effect by adolescent gender on this relationship. The current study also assessed the relationship between maternal depressive symptoms and the family environment, above and beyond adolescents’ problem behaviors and the interactive effects of gender. Data were collected from 137 mothers of runaway adolescents. The mothers reported on their children’s internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors, cohesion and conflict in the family environment, as well as their own depressive symptoms. Results showed that the problem behaviors of adolescent girls were significantly associated with maternal depressive symptoms, while boys’ problem behaviors were not. Results also showed that family cohesion was significantly related to maternal depressive symptoms above and beyond adolescent problem behaviors, whereas family conflict was not. These findings indicate that adolescent children’s problem behaviors and mothers’ perceptions of family environment might jointly contribute to maternal depressive symptoms, highlighting the potential utility of the family systems theoretical framework for understanding mothers’ emotional problems in the family context.
Natasha Slesnick (Advisor)
Suzanne Bartle-Haring (Committee Member)
61 p.
maternal depressive symptoms; internalizing; externalizing; family cohesion; family conflict

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  • Guo, X. (2010). Examining Maternal Depressive Symptoms in the Family Context: The Associations with Adolesent Children's Problem Behaviors and Family Environment [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274821303

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Guo, Xiamei. Examining Maternal Depressive Symptoms in the Family Context: The Associations with Adolesent Children's Problem Behaviors and Family Environment. 2010. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274821303.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Guo, Xiamei. "Examining Maternal Depressive Symptoms in the Family Context: The Associations with Adolesent Children's Problem Behaviors and Family Environment." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274821303

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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