Mothers and Sons: A Look at the Relationship Between Child Behavior Problems, Marital Satisfaction, Maternal Depression, and Family Cohesion  

Oleh:

Henderson, A. Davis ; Sayger, Thomas V. ; Horne, Arthur M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Family Journal vol. 11 no. 1 (Jan. 2003), page 33-41.
Fulltext: 33TFJ111.pdf (99.54KB)

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This retrospective study assessed the interacting relationships between child behavior problems, marital satisfaction, maternal depression, and family cohesion in 43 mothers and school-aged boys from a clinical sample. Mothers rated their child’s behavior, marital satisfaction, level of depression, and perceived family cohesion. Results suggest that mothers with depressive symptoms report lower levels of marital satisfaction and higher levels of child behavior problems. Findings also suggest that maternal depression acts as a mediating mechanism for child behavior. In addition, marital dissatisfaction is related to lower levels of family cohesion. A discussion of the findings is presented, followed by implications for future research and clinical practice from a family systems perspective.

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