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Children's perceptions of caregiving by depressed mothers
Title
Children's perceptions of caregiving by depressed mothers.
Creator
Martin, Elizabeth Anne, Florida Atlantic University, Perry, David G.
Abstract/Description
This thesis examined maternal caregiving as a function of maternal depression. Subjects were 184 fourth through seventh grade children and their mothers. Mothers' depression classification was determined by scores on a depression inventory. Both children and mothers responded to questionnaires developed to measure parenting style. Children also completed a peer nomination inventory to measure adjustment in the peer group. It was hypothesized that depressed mothers would be perceived as more...
Show moreThis thesis examined maternal caregiving as a function of maternal depression. Subjects were 184 fourth through seventh grade children and their mothers. Mothers' depression classification was determined by scores on a depression inventory. Both children and mothers responded to questionnaires developed to measure parenting style. Children also completed a peer nomination inventory to measure adjustment in the peer group. It was hypothesized that depressed mothers would be perceived as more likely to engage in negative parenting behaviors and less likely to exhibit positive caregiving. Similarly, it was expected that children with depressed mothers would exhibit greater internalizing/externalizing behavior problems in the peer group. Results were the reverse of those expected, with children of depressed mothers perceiving less use of aversive caregiving behaviors, and more positive interaction. Maternal depression was unrelated to measures of internalizing and externalizing behaviors.
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Date Issued
1995
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15173
Subject Headings
Mother and child, Depressed persons
Format
Document (PDF)
Cardiac patterns during another infant’s cry sound in neonates of depressed mothers
Title
Cardiac patterns during another infant’s cry sound in neonates of depressed mothers.
Creator
Cotler, Joseph, Graduate College
Date Issued
2013-04-12
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361285
Subject Headings
Newborn infants, Children of depressed persons, Empathy
Format
Document (PDF)
EEG in 1-week, 1-month and 3-month-old infants of depressed and non-depressed mothers
Title
EEG in 1-week, 1-month and 3-month-old infants of depressed and non-depressed mothers.
Creator
Diego, Miguel Angel, Florida Atlantic University, Jones, Nancy Aaron
Abstract/Description
EEG was examined in 348 1-week, 1-month and 3-month-old infants of depressed and non-depressed mothers. Both the percentage of infants exhibiting spectral peaks and the frequency in Hz at which those peaks were exhibited increased with age. Similarly, the EEG spectra showed a developmental increase in absolute power and a decrease in lower frequency and increase in higher frequency components. Infants of depressed mothers exhibited greater 8Hz lower 3Hz relative power and greater left frontal...
Show moreEEG was examined in 348 1-week, 1-month and 3-month-old infants of depressed and non-depressed mothers. Both the percentage of infants exhibiting spectral peaks and the frequency in Hz at which those peaks were exhibited increased with age. Similarly, the EEG spectra showed a developmental increase in absolute power and a decrease in lower frequency and increase in higher frequency components. Infants of depressed mothers exhibited greater 8Hz lower 3Hz relative power and greater left frontal EEG log-absolute power than infants of non-depressed mothers. This profile was specially marked across a narrow frequency range which shifted from 3--9Hz to 4--9Hz by 3-months. Evaluation of 4 different asymmetry indices revealed that while both the log-absolute difference and the absolute ratio asymmetry indices best differentiated infants of depressed from infants of non-depressed mothers, the absolute ratio asymmetry index appeared to minimize within group variability. The significance of these findings are discussed.
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Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12945
Subject Headings
Electroencephalography, Children of depressed persons, Pediatric neurology
Format
Document (PDF)
Alpha Coherence in Infants of Depressed Mothers
Title
Alpha Coherence in Infants of Depressed Mothers.
Creator
Chassin, Victoria, Jones, Nancy Aaron, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description
Prior research on neurophysiology of infants of depressed mothers commonly has focused on EEG power and asymmetry. Whether infants of depressed mothers show differences in coherence is undetermined. This study examined the development of EEG alpha coherence in infants of mothers with various degrees of depression. Also investigated was the normative development of alpha coherence in infancy. The relationship between maternal depression and infant coherence was analyzed at different infant...
Show morePrior research on neurophysiology of infants of depressed mothers commonly has focused on EEG power and asymmetry. Whether infants of depressed mothers show differences in coherence is undetermined. This study examined the development of EEG alpha coherence in infants of mothers with various degrees of depression. Also investigated was the normative development of alpha coherence in infancy. The relationship between maternal depression and infant coherence was analyzed at different infant ages, from 1-12-months-old. There were significant effects of maternal depression on infant coherence between frontal-occipital regions, frontal-parietal regions, and central-parietal regions, in 1-month-olds. There were also significant maternal depression effects in central-parietal coherence in 1-3-month-olds and 3-6-month-olds. Differences were in the right hemisphere and were generally characterized by lower coherence in infants whose mothers had higher depression. Infants whose mothers had lower depression demonstrated age-related decreases in coherence, but infants of more highly depressed mothers did not show age-related differences.
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Date Issued
2023
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014224
Subject Headings
Electroencephalography, Mother and infant, Children of depressed persons, Alpha coherence
Format
Document (PDF)