Long‐Term Effects of Fathers' Depressed Mood on Youth Internalizing Symptoms in Early Adulthood
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: While an accumulating body of research has documented increased risk of psychopathology among children of depressed fathers, most studies have used cross‐sectional design, and little is known about offspring outcomes beyond childhood. Using prospective data from a community sample (N = 395), we found that paternal depressive symptoms when children were in early adolescence (age 13) predicted offspring depressive and anxiety symptoms at age 21, controlling for baseline youth symptoms, maternal depressive symptoms, and other known correlates of internalizing problems in early adulthood. Associations were not moderated by maternal depressive symptoms or child gender. These results suggest that the unique and long‐term effects of paternal depression on children's risk of mood disorders may persist into adulthood.
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12112
Institution: University of California, Davis
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: Economic Stress & Child Development Across 3 Generations, G146181197, ECONOMIC STRAIN AND SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR SINGLE PARENTS, G199431700, CENTER FOR FAMILY RESEARCH IN RURAL MENTAL HEALTH, A MICRO PROCESS STUDY: SIBLINGS AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR, FAMILY RESILIENCE TO ECONOMIC STRESS, G4424553212, Critical Transitions in Rural Families at Risk, MIDLIFE ADAPTATION AND HEALTH IN RURAL SOCIETY, Research Training In Transitions, Family & Mental Health, Relationship Development and Health in Young Adults, MENTAL HEALTH &SOCIAL CHANGE--A LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE
OpenAlex ID: W2014113213