Use of parental guilt induction among depressed parents

J Fam Psychol. 2011 Feb;25(1):147-51. doi: 10.1037/a0022110.

Abstract

This study builds on prior research by Rakow et al. (2009) by examining the role of parental guilt induction in the association between parent depressive symptoms and child internalizing problems in a sample of parents with a history of major depressive disorder. One hundred and two families with 129 children (66 males; Mage = 11.42 years) were studied. The association of parental depressive symptoms with child internalizing problems was accounted for by parental guilt induction, which was assessed by behavioral observations and child report. Implications of the findings for parenting programs are discussed and future research directions are considered.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior / psychology*
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child Behavior / psychology*
  • Child of Impaired Parents / psychology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology*
  • Female
  • Guilt*
  • Humans
  • Internal-External Control
  • Linear Models
  • Male
  • Marital Status
  • Middle Aged
  • Parent-Child Relations*
  • Parents / psychology*
  • Psychological Tests