Mother-child reminiscing of emotional events during the pandemic: The role of changing family relationships and maternal prepandemic depression.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the role of pandemic-induced changes in family relationships and maternal prepandemic depression in mother-child reminiscing during the pandemic and how this reminiscing in turn related to child outcomes. Mother-preschooler dyads (N = 69) were recruited from a larger longitudinal study, with 45% of mothers having a history of major depressive disorder before the pandemic. The dyads discussed the most positive and negative events (nominated by the mother) that the child experienced during the lockdown period. Mothers' emotion-related utterances were coded for emotion coaching and narrative style. Mothers also reported changing family relationships (family togetherness, household disagreements) during the pandemic prior to the reminiscing task. A principal component analy

SUBMITTER: Feng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12330948 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature