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The Relation of Maternal Sensitivity to Children’s Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Within the Context of Maternal Depressive Symptoms

Emily Priscilla Garai

University of Vermont

Rex L. Forehand

University of Vermont, rex.forehand{at}uvm.edu

Christina J. M. Colletti

University of Vermont

Kristen Reeslund

Vanderbilt University

Jennifer Potts

Vanderbilt University

Bruce Compas

Vanderbilt University

Maternal depression has been linked to deficits in parenting that contribute to youth’s development of externalizing and/or internalizing problems. Maternal sensitivity has been implicated within the infant literature as a foundational aspect of parenting contributing to a child’s adjustment. This study examines the main and moderating effects of a construct labeled maternal sensitivity, within the context of depressive symptoms, on youth externalizing and internalizing problems in a sample of 65 mothers with a history of depression and their 84 children ages 9-15 years. Sensitivity was related to child externalizing problems. Although two-way interactions were not significant, exploratory moderation analyses indicated a significant three-way interaction among maternal depressive symptoms, maternal sensitivity, and youth gender for internalizing problems: among girls only, high depressive symptoms, low sensitivity, and the combination of these two variables were each associated with high levels of internalizing problems.

Key Words: maternal sensitivity • maternal depressive symptoms • child externalizing problems • child internalizing problems

This version was published on September 1, 2009

Behavior Modification, Vol. 33, No. 5, 559-582 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0145445509342581
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