Hay, Dale F, Pawlby, Susan, Angold, Adrian, Harold, Gordon T and Sharp, Deborah (2003) Pathways to violence in the children of mothers who were depressed postpartum. Developmental Psychology, 39 (6). pp. 1083-1094. ISSN 0012-1649

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Abstract

The impact of postnatal depression on a child's risk for violent behavior was evaluated in an urban British community sample (N = 122 families). Mothers were interviewed during pregnancy, at 3 months postpartum, and when the child was 1, 4, and 11 years of age. Mothers, teachers, and children reported on violent symptoms at age 11. Structural equation modeling revealed that the child's violence was predicted by the mother's postnatal depression even when her depression during pregnancy, her later history of depression, and family characteristics were taken into account. Violence was associated with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and problems with anger management. Children were most violent if mothers had been depressed at 3 months and at least once thereafter.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Depositing User:	Carmel Stevenson
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2015 11:20
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2015 11:20
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/55550

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