Purpose: To identify the predictive effect of multiple variables of risk and resilience on the behavior of school-age children living with maternal depression.
Design and methods: In a cross-sectional predictive study, the influence of maternal depression, cumulative stressors, and resilience on the behavior of children was analyzed.
Findings: In the univariate analysis, maternal depression and cumulative stressors were considered as risks, and resilience as protection for the children. In the multivariate analysis, resilience was a predictor of fewer problems in the presence of maternal depression and risks.
Practice implications: The degree of resilience was an indicator for the relevance of developmental actions involving effective coping skills for cumulative stressors, including maternal depression.
Keywords: Children; maternal depression; resilience; risk; school age.
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