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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The life course perspective highlights interconnected parent and child development within shared contexts.
  • Adolescent optimism, crucial for future expectations, may be influenced by parental mental health.
  • Understanding these links is vital for family well-being interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between maternal depression and adolescent optimism using a life course framework.
  • To investigate the mediating role of family context (family environment, parent-child relationships, economic wellbeing) in this association.
  • To inform interventions supporting adolescent positive future outlooks.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N=3013) over 15 years.
  • Analysis of maternal depression trajectories and adolescent optimism.
  • Statistical modeling to assess the influence of family context variables.

Main Results:

  • Current maternal depression showed a significant negative association with adolescent optimism.
  • Family environment and parent-child relationship quality mediated the link between maternal depression and adolescent optimism.
  • Economic wellbeing did not significantly explain this association.

Conclusions:

  • Maternal depression negatively impacts adolescent optimism, underscoring the importance of parental mental health.
  • Family dynamics and parent-child relationships are key factors influencing how adolescents perceive their future.
  • Interventions should address family context to foster adolescent optimism.