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Family interaction patterns and childhood depression.

D A Cole, L P Rehm

    Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
    |June 1, 1986
    PubMed
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    Mothers of depressed children set high reward criteria but offer less reinforcement, potentially contributing to childhood depression. This study explores family dynamics in childhood depression etiology.

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    Area of Science:

    • Child Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Clinical Psychology

    Background:

    • Integrates Rehm's self-control model and Bandura's internalization concept.
    • Explores family interaction patterns in childhood depression.
    • Focuses on parental and self-reinforcement dynamics.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To predict family interaction patterns contributing to childhood depression.
    • To compare reinforcement rates and criteria in families of depressed and non-depressed children.
    • To examine the etiological role of family dynamics in childhood depression.

    Main Methods:

    • Compared families of depressed, non-depressed, and non-clinic children.
    • Assessed rates and criteria for parental and self-reinforcement.
    • Sequentially coded mother-father-child interactions.

    Main Results:

    • Mothers of depressed and non-clinic children set high reward criteria.
    • Mothers of depressed children provided reinforcement at significantly lower rates.
    • Differences observed in reinforcement patterns compared to non-depressed and non-clinic groups.

    Conclusions:

    • High reward criteria coupled with low reinforcement rates by mothers may contribute to childhood depression.
    • Family interaction patterns, specifically reinforcement dynamics, play a role in the etiology and maintenance of childhood depression.
    • Findings suggest a link between specific maternal reinforcement behaviors and childhood depression.

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