The Interplay between Maternal Depression and ADHD Symptoms in Predicting Emotional and Attentional Functioning in Toddlerhood.

ABSTRACT: Depression and ADHD frequently co-occur, presenting unique challenges such as difficulties in executive functioning and reduced quality of life. Both conditions are also associated with less optimal parenting behaviors. Despite the prevalence of this comorbidity, the combined effects of maternal depressive symptoms and ADHD on child development remain underexplored, particularly in early childhood, a critical period marked by heightened brain plasticity and reliance on external regulation. This study examines how maternal depression and ADHD symptoms jointly predict children's emotional and attentional development across the first two years of life. A sample of 156 mothers and children (51% boys) participated in a three-wave longitudinal study from pregnancy to two years postpartum. Matern

SUBMITTER: Levy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12357811 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature