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Davies, Patrick T.; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.; Woitach, Meredith J.; Cummings, E. Mark – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Toward advancing conceptualizations of the spillover hypothesis, this study examined the conditions and mechanisms underlying the transmission of distress from the interparental relationship to parenting difficulties over a 2-year period in a sample of 233 mothers (M = 35.0 years) and fathers (M = 36.8 years) of kindergarten children. Findings…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Mothers, Structural Equation Models, Conflict
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Cummings, E. Mark – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Reviews recent research that suggests that changes in family environments because of parental depression increase children's risk for psychopathology. Argues that some aspects of family and child functioning may not be adversely affected by parental depression. Considers conceptual models to explain the effects of parental depression, and areas…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Family Environment, Models