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When mothers have serious mental health problems: parenting as a proximal mediator

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Maternal mental health (MMH) problems are associated with lack of confidence in one's parenting, overly lax or too harsh discipline, and child academic underperformance. We asked if parenting mediates the effect of MMH problems on academic outcomes even among mothers with serious mental illness (n=164). Structural equation analyses show a significant association between MMH problems and permissive (lack of parenting confidence, lack of follow through) parenting and verbal hostility as well as worse academic outcomes (school recorded grades, teacher reported behaviour). Permissive parenting completely mediated the direct effect of MMH on academic outcomes. Further analyses showed that the mediation effect was attributed to a single component of permissive parenting-lack of parenting confidence.

Source: Journal of Adolescence

DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.11.004

Authors: Daphna Oyserman, Deborah Bybee, Carol Mowbray, Tamera Hart‐Johnson

Institutions: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Michigan State University

Language: English

Topic: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2008251862

FWCI: 2.919

Cites: 76

Cited by: 96

Related to: 10