Maternal depressive symptoms across the first three years of life: age-differentiated associations with marital satisfaction, parenting stress, and parenting attitudes in Korean mothers

Bidirectional associations between maternal depressive symptomatology and parenting: moderating effects of breastfeeding and partner support

Postpartum depression and parenting both play a role in shaping children’s future behavior. However, there is limited understanding of the interaction and the evolving relationship between depressive symptoms and parenting practices. This study aimed to investigate the bidirectional associations between maternal depres...

Parenting stress and its relation to mothers' characteristics and children's age

This study examines how intolerance of uncertainty, optimism, depression and anxiety, parental self‐efficacy, and perceived family support predict parenting stress among Israeli mothers of children aged 0 to 5 and 6 to 17. Literature indicates inconclusive findings regarding differences in stress among par...

Reciprocal associations between parent-child relationships and adolescent depressive symptoms: The longitudinal mediation role of insomnia and sex differences.

Psychological Assessment of Parenting Stress and Emotional Support: A Moderated Mediation Model of Psychological Distress and Well-Being Among Childbearing-Age Women with Thyroid Cancer

Women of reproductive age diagnosed with thyroid cancer face a distinctive psychological burden arising from the concurrent demands of disease management and primary caregiving, yet the mechanisms linking parenting stress to diminished well-being in this group remain poorly characterized. The present study applied a st...

Understanding parenting stress in autism spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional study exploring differences between mothers and fathers

Parents of autistic children may experience high levels of stress. Prior research implicates child cognitive impairment, emotional and behavioral problems, sociodemographic factors, and autism symptoms as contributors; however, gender differences in parenting stress remain underexplored. This study compared parenti...

Developmental Pathways Linking Maternal Depressive Symptoms with Parenting Quality and Preschool Children’s Screen Time: The Role of Children’s Behavioural Problems

Background: Maternal depressive symptoms have been associated with adverse child and family outcomes, including child behavioural problems, suboptimal parenting quality, and increased child screen time. However, the developmental pathways linking these factors remain poorly understood. The first model of this study exa...