Maternal postpartum depression (PPD) exerts long-term negative effects on infants; yet the
mechanisms by which PPD disrupts emotional development are not fully clear. Utilizing an …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of maternal depression on infant social engagement,
fear regulation, and cortisol reactivity as compared with maternal anxiety disorders and …

Objective. We investigated the role of mothers' elevated depressive symptoms on scaffolding
and availability to assist preschool children's regulatory development. Design. A sample of …

Depression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder and has long-term, compromising
effects on the mother-infant relationship and the child's development. The infant …

Background Maternal pre-and postnatal psychological distress, such as anxiety and
depression, may negatively affect mother-infant interaction quality. However, more …

This longitudinal investigation examined the effects of maternal depression and concomitant
negative parenting behaviors on children's emotion regulation patterns and socioemotional …

Objective: The current study examined whether having a positive maternal postpartum
depression screening was associated with maternal report of poorer infant social–emotional …

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that mothers with depressed mood
would exhibit less optimal interaction than their nondepressed counterparts and that their …

Relations among past maternal depressive disorder, current depressive symptoms, current
maternal interaction behaviors, and children's adjustment were examined in a sample of 204 …

Background: While the association between anxiety and postpartum depression is well
known, few studies have investigated the relationship between these two states and …