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The Relationship between Parental Efficacy and Depressive Symptoms in a Diverse Sample of Low Income Mothers

Auteurs: Jennifer O’Neil, Melvin N. Wilson, Daniel S. Shaw, Thomas J. Dishion

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 6/2009

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Abstract

We examined the relationship between parental efficacy and depressive symptoms in a diverse sample of low income mothers. The sample consisted of 607 European American, African American, and Hispanic mothers who participated in The Early Steps Project, a multi-site, longitudinal, preventative intervention study. Parental efficacy was found to be significantly associated with depressive symptoms in the entire sample of low income mothers. Ethnicity moderated results, however, such that parental efficacy was significantly associated with depressive symptoms for European American mothers but was not for the African American and Hispanic mothers. Ethnic differences in the various categories of depressive symptoms (i.e., total, somatic, and psychological) were also explored, with the results showing that African American mothers reported higher levels of depressive symptoms than both European American and Hispanic mothers in each of the categories. The theoretical and clinical implications of these results are discussed.
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Metagegevens
Titel
The Relationship between Parental Efficacy and Depressive Symptoms in a Diverse Sample of Low Income Mothers
Auteurs
Jennifer O’Neil
Melvin N. Wilson
Daniel S. Shaw
Thomas J. Dishion
Publicatiedatum
01-12-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 6/2009
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-009-9265-y