The adjustment of children of depressed parents

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380869
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: ANDO Satoko 筑波大学, 人間系, 教授 (90461821)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SHIOZAKI Naomi 日本女子大学, 人間社会学部, 教授 (30350573) ; FUKUMARU Yuka 白梅学園大学, 子ども学部, 教授 (10334567) ; MUTO Takashi 白梅学園大学, 子ども学部, 教授 (40111562)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SEKI Hiroyuki 埼玉医科大学, 産婦人科, 教授 (20179328)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 養育者の抑うつ / 養育態度 / 縦断研究 / 子どもの行動特徴 / 夫婦関係機能 / アタッチメント / 観察

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We used the structural equation modelling technique to examine the effect of parental depression on parenting style and marital functioning 5 months and 1 year after birth, and behavioral problems in 4-year old children using longitudinal data. Furthermore, we observed mother-father-child interactions in a laboratory setting. Our assessment of parent-child attitudes and family communication revealed two types of interaction: one characterized by responsive parents and intimate parent-child interactions, high-quality play and family functioning that allowed individuality and flexibility, and the other characterized by negative, intrusive and harsh parenting and strict rules, an authoritarian attitude on the part of the parents, and children’s loss of respect for their parents. The incidence of hyperactive children and mothers’ depression scores were significantly different between groups.

Free Research Field

発達臨床心理学