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Mütterliche Depressivität, Erziehung und kindliche Erlebens- und Verhaltensprobleme

Published Online:March 25, 2010https://doi.org/10.1026/0942-5403/a000006

Abstract

Welche Auffälligkeiten zeigen sich in der Erziehung emotional belasteter Mütter sowie im Verhalten ihrer vier bis sieben Jahre alten Kinder im Vergleich zu einer unausgelesenen Kindergartenstichprobe? Gibt es Zusammenhänge zwischen mütterlicher Depressivität, verschiedenen Aspekten der Erziehung und kindlichen Erlebens- und Verhaltensproblemen? Welche Aspekte der Erziehung vermitteln diese Zusammenhänge? Um diese Fragen zu untersuchen, wurden subklinisch depressive Mütter (N = 380) zu kindlichem Verhalten, Erziehungspraktiken, elterlichem Stress sowie zu elterlichem Kompetenzerleben befragt. Die Daten wurden mit einer Kindergartenstichprobe (Lösel et al., 2005) verglichen. Die depressiv gestimmten Mütter zeigten im Vergleich zu den unausgelesenen Müttern ein ungünstigeres Erziehungsverhalten, erlebten sich weniger kompetent in der Erziehung und sie berichteten über höheren elterlichen Stress. Ihre Kinder wiesen mehr Störungen des Erlebens und Verhaltens auf. Die Merkmale Elterlicher Stress und Kompetenzerleben in der Erziehung erwiesen sich als Mediatoren des Zusammenhangs von mütterlicher Depressivität und kindlichen Auffälligkeiten. Die Bedeutung der Ergebnisse für die Prävention wird diskutiert.


Maternal depression, parenting and children’s emotional and behavioral problems

The following research questions were investigated: What kind of impairments exist in the parenting behavior of emotionally burdened mothers as well as in the behavior of their children aged 4 – 7 years? What are the existing correlations between maternal depression, different aspects of parenting, and the child’s emotional and behavioral problems? Which aspects of parenting mediate the relationship? Subclinically depressed mothers (N = 380) filled in standardized questionnaires about parenting behavior, perceived competence and stress, and their child’s behavior. The data were compared to a normative sample (Lösel et al., 2005). Children of depressed mothers showed significantly more emotional and behavioral problems. The stressed and depressed-feeling mothers showed more inappropriate parenting behavior in comparison to the normative mothers. In addition, these mothers rated themselves less competent in parenting, and they reported more parental stress. It is shown that perceived parenting competence and stress mediate the relationship of maternal depression and children’s emotional and behavioral problems. The impact of the results on prevention is discussed.

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