Depressive Symptomatology and Interaction Behaviors of Mothers Having a Child with Disabilities

Keywords

Maternal depression, Children with disabilities, Parent-child interactions, Parental emotional distress

Abstract

Previous research has indicated that parents who raise children having disabilities report greater emotional distress than other parents. To investigate the association between symptoms of depression and maternal behaviors, interactions between 48 mothers and children having disabilities were rated. Measures of maternal depression and child functioning were also administered. Analyses indicated that mothers reported a relatively large number of symptoms often associated with depression. However, reports of depressive symptomatology were not meaningfully related to the children's developmental status or parent-child interaction behaviors.

Original Publication Citation

Smith, T. B., Innocenti, M., Boyce, G., & Smith, C. S. (1993). Depressive symptomatology and interaction behaviors of mothers having a child with disabilities. Psychological Reports, 73, 1184-1186.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1993

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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