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Cognitive vulnerability in children at risk for depression.

C Jaenicke1, C Hammen, B Zupan

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
|December 1, 1987
PubMed
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Children of mothers with major affective disorder show negative self-concepts, increasing depression risk. Maternal depression and stress contribute to poor child-mother interactions, diminishing children's self-regard.

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Area of Science:

  • Child psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Cognitive, developmental, and psychodynamic theories suggest childhood negative self-concepts increase depression vulnerability.
  • Maternal major affective disorder is a significant risk factor for offspring psychopathology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine negative self-concepts in children at risk due to maternal major affective disorder.
  • To investigate the relationship between maternal depression, stress, and child self-regard.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of children of mothers with major affective disorder, medical illness, and no illness.
  • Assessment of children's self-concept, self-schemas, and attributional style.
  • Evaluation of perceived and actual mother-child interactions and maternal stress levels.

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Main Results:

  • Children at risk exhibited more negative self-concepts, fewer positive self-schemas, and a more negative attributional style.
  • Negative cognitions about the self were associated with maternal depression, chronic stress, and negative mother-child interactions.
  • Maternal affective disorder was linked to increased stress and unsupportive relationships, diminishing children's self-regard.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support the hypothesis that maternal major affective disorder contributes to negative child self-concept and vulnerability to depression.
  • Early negative self-perceptions in children are influenced by maternal mental health and relationship quality.
  • Interventions targeting maternal well-being and improving mother-child interactions may mitigate risks for childhood depression.