dc.contributor.author | Psychogiou, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Russell, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Owens, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-13T08:48:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-03-18 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of the study was to examine whether parents’ increased postnatal depressive symptoms predicted
children’s academic attainment over time, and whether the parent-child relationship, children’s prior
academic attainment and mental health mediated this association.
We conducted secondary analyses on the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children data (12,607
mothers, 9,456 fathers). Each parent completed the Edinburgh-Postnatal Depression Scale at 8 weeks after
the child’s birth (predictor) and a questionnaire about the mother-child and father-child relationship at 7
years and 1 month (mediator). The children’s mental health problems were assessed with the teacher version
of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire at 10-11 years (mediator). We used data on the children’s
academic attainment on UK Key Stage 1 (5-7 years; mediator) and Key Stage 4 (General Certificate of
Secondary Education (GCSE)16 years) (outcome). We adjusted for the parents’ education, and child gender
and cognitive ability.
The results revealed that parents’ depressive symptoms at 8 weeks predicted lower academic performance in
children at 16 years. Mothers’ postnatal depressive symptoms had an indirect effect through children’s
mental health problems on academic outcomes at 16 years via negative mother-child relationship, and prior
academic attainment. There was a significant negative indirect effect of fathers’ postnatal depressive
symptoms on academic attainment at 16 years via negative father-child relationship on child mental health.
The findings suggest that the family environment (parental mental health and parent-child relationship) and
children’s mental health should be potential targets for support programmes for children of depressed
parents. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Medical Research Council (MRC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Wellcome Trust | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 18 March 2019. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/bjop.12378 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 102215/2/13/2 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/36426 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_GB |
dc.rights.embargoreason | Under embargo until 18 March 2020 in compliance with publisher policy. | |
dc.rights | © 2019 The British Psychological Society. | |
dc.subject | ALSPAC | en_GB |
dc.subject | fathers | en_GB |
dc.subject | depressive symptoms | en_GB |
dc.subject | academic attainment | en_GB |
dc.subject | parent-child relationship | en_GB |
dc.subject | children’s mental health | en_GB |
dc.title | Parents' postnatal depressive symptoms and their children's academic attainment at 16 years: Pathways of risk transmission | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-03-13T08:48:12Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0007-1269 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | British Journal of Psychology | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-01-23 | |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-01-23 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-03-12T16:41:29Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |