Offspring Personality Mediates the Association between Maternal Depression and Childhood Psychopathology.

ABSTRACT: Offspring of mothers diagnosed with major depression are at increased risk for a wide range of psychological problems. Previous research has shown that individual differences in personality development can be informative for predicting risk and resilience to psychopathology, especially within at-risk populations. In the present study, we examined whether individual differences in offspring personality development during early to middle childhood could account for the association between maternal depression and offspring behavior problems later in childhood. Participants included 64 offspring of mothers diagnosed with major depression and 68 offspring of healthy comparison mothers. Personality was assessed via parent report at ages 3, 4, 5, and 9. Offspring internalizing and externalizing s

SUBMITTER: Allen TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6311444 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature