Does Context Matter? A Multi-Method Assessment of Affect in Adolescent Depression Across Multiple Affective Interaction Contexts

Nelson, Benjamin W; Byrne, Michelle; Sheeber, Lisa; Allen, Nicholas

doi:10.1177/2167702616680061

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“…Although much less studied, adolescent depressive symptoms may also detract from the quality of parent-child interactions. For example, depressed adolescents exhibit more aggression and fewer positive behaviors towards their parents than non-depressed peers during observed interactions (Nelson, Byrne, Sheeber, & Allen, 2017; Sheeber et al, 2012). Similarly, parents of depressed adolescents provide less support in response to their child’s negative affect (Pineda, Cole, & Bruce, 2007) and less encouragement of positive affect (Katz et al, 2014).…”

Section: Depression and Parent-child Interactionsmentioning

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A two-way street: Mothers’ and adolescent daughters’ depression and PTSD symptoms jointly predict dyadic behaviors.

Milan¹,

Carlone²

2018

Journal of Family Psychology

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Dyadic interactions may be affected by the mental health of either partner; however, both partners’ symptoms are typically not considered simultaneously in observational studies of parent-child relationships. Using the Actor Partner Interdependence Model (APIM), we examine how depression and PTSD symptoms in mothers and adolescent daughters predict their own and each other’s relational behaviors (warmth, hostility, communication) during interactions, and whether partners’ relational behaviors predict changes in symptoms one month later. Participants include 150 mother (mean age = 41.6) and daughter (mean age = 15.1) dyads from diverse (57% Latina; 23% Black, 20% White), low-income families. Mothers and daughters reported on their symptoms and participated in a videotaped interaction task. A subset completed a follow-up interview one month later. For both depression and PTSD, mothers’ and daughters’ symptoms predicted their own relational behaviors (actor effects). In contrast, partner effects varied by symptom type and family role. Adolescents’ depressive symptoms predicted how their mothers acted towards them, beyond maternal symptoms (an additive partner effect); the converse was not true. Mother and daughter PTSD symptoms interactively predicted daughters’ relational behaviors (an actor*partner interaction), with buffering or exacerbating effects based on dyad symptom similarity. PTSD symptoms had unique effects beyond depression. In longitudinal analysis, mothers’ relational behaviors predicted changes in adolescents’ depressive symptoms, but adolescent behaviors were unrelated to subsequent maternal symptoms. Findings suggest that depression and PTSD symptoms may affect family relationships differently, and highlight the importance of considering both members’ symptoms during interactions. Implications for dyadic interventions are discussed.

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Section: Depression and Parent-child Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A two-way street: Mothers’ and adolescent daughters’ depression and PTSD symptoms jointly predict dyadic behaviors.

Milan¹,

Carlone²

2018

Journal of Family Psychology

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“…It is notable that aggressive and dysphoric affect loaded together on some of the negative components for the maternal and child data. For rationally derived scales, for example, the LIFE (Hops et al, 1995), these two behaviors are typically considered as separate constructs (e.g., Nelson, Byrne, Sheeber, & Allen, 2017; Schwartz et al, 2014). Dysphoric affect was theorized as a separate component in the current study, but this was not supported by the analyses.…”

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Exploratory Factor Analysis of Observational Parent–Child Interaction Data

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The majority of studies using observational coding systems for family interaction data derive scales describing family members' behaviors based on rational/theoretical approaches. This study explored an empirical approach to identifying the component structure of parent-child observational data that incorporated the affective context of the interaction. Dyads of 155 typically developing 8-year-olds and their mothers completed questionnaires and two interaction tasks, one each designed to illicit positive and negative interactions. Behaviors were coded based on a modified version of the Family Interaction Macro-coding System. Multiple factor analysis identified four-component solutions for the maternal and child data. For both, two of the components included negative behaviors, one positive behavior, and one communicative behavior. Evidence for the validity of the maternal and child components was demonstrated by associations with child depression and anxiety symptoms and behavioral problems. Preliminary evidence supports an empirical approach to identify context-specific components in parent-child observational data.

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“…Autonomic Reactivity. Depression is also associated with psychophysiological stress reactivity (Bylsma et al, 2008(Bylsma et al, , 2014Nelson, Byrne, Sheeber, et al, 2017), with most research finding blunted autonomic responses as depressive symptoms increase (Carroll et al, 2007;Phillips, 2011;Salomon et al, 2009;Schwerdtfeger & Rosenkaimer, 2011;Stange et al, 2017;York et al, 2007), although some findings have been mixed, with regard to the direction of effects (Kibler & Ma, 2004;Light et al, 1998;Matthews et al, 2005;Stange et al, 2017). As Schwerdtfeger and Rosenkaimer (2011) point out, these mixed findings may be due to type of stressor (active vs. passive).…”

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Affective and Autonomic Reactivity During Parent–Child Interactions in Depressed and Non-Depressed Mothers and Their Adolescent Offspring

Nelson

Sheeber

Pfeifer

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Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol

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Objective: Determine how depressed mothers and their adolescent offspring differ in affective and autonomic reactivity during positive and negative parent-adolescent interactions. Methods:In this multi-method case-control study of 180 mother-adolescent dyads (50% mothers depressed, 50% mothers non-depressed) we collected self-reported positive and negative affect, as well as measures of cardiovascular and electrodermal autonomic activity during two mother-adolescent interaction tasks designed to differentially elicit positive (Event-Planning Interaction; EPI) and negative (Problem-Solving Interaction; PSI) affect.Results: Findings indicated that both depressed mothers and their adolescent offspring exhibited greater self-reported negative affect reactivity during the negative interaction and blunted sympathetic activity as measured via skin conductance level across both positive and negative interactions. These effects persisted after controlling for a range of potential covariates, including medication use, sex, age, adolescents own mental health symptoms, and behavior of the other interactant and results remained after correcting for multiple comparisons. Conclusion:These findings indicate that depressed mothers and their adolescent offspring exhibit similar patterning during parent-child interactions, including increased negative affect reactivity during negative interactions and blunted sympathetic activity across both positive and negative interactions. These findings have potential implications for understanding the role of family processes in the intergenerational transmission of risk for depressive disorders.

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Does Context Matter? A Multi-Method Assessment of Affect in Adolescent Depression Across Multiple Affective Interaction Contexts

Cited by 14 publications

References 112 publications

A two-way street: Mothers’ and adolescent daughters’ depression and PTSD symptoms jointly predict dyadic behaviors.

A two-way street: Mothers’ and adolescent daughters’ depression and PTSD symptoms jointly predict dyadic behaviors.

Exploratory Factor Analysis of Observational Parent–Child Interaction Data

Affective and Autonomic Reactivity During Parent–Child Interactions in Depressed and Non-Depressed Mothers and Their Adolescent Offspring

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