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. 2016 Nov;45(Pt A):47-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2016.09.001. Epub 2016 Oct 4.

The association between maternal depression and sensitivity: Child-directed effects on parenting during infancy

Rebecca P Newland  1 , Stephanie H Parade  2 , Susan Dickstein  2 , Ronald Seifer  2
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The association between maternal depression and sensitivity: Child-directed effects on parenting during infancy

Rebecca P Newland et al. Infant Behav Dev. 2016 Nov.

Abstract

The current study prospectively explored infant behaviors as a moderator of the association between maternal depression and parenting sensitivity in a sample of 167 families. Maternal depression was only associated with later sensitivity for infants who displayed more negativity during mother-infant interactions.

Keywords: Maternal depression; Parent-child relationships; Parenting.

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Plot of simple slopes depicting the association between maternal depression at 4 months and maternal sensitivity at 15 months at 4 months at 1 SD above the mean (high), at the mean (mean), and 1 SD below the mean (low) of infant negative interactive behaviors at 4 months. Simple slopes that are significant at p < .05 are denoted with an *.
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