The association between paternal and adolescent depressive symptoms: evidence from two population-based cohorts

Lewis, Glyn; Neary, Martha; Polek, Ela; Flouri, Eirini

doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(17)30408-x

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“…For example, child difficulties provoke marital tension in both parents, which in turn adversely impacts their well-being [14]. There is more research, however, on the opposite direction of the relationship, with many studies showing that father's psychological distress is related to child emotional and behavioural problems, even after controlling for many important confounding variables, including maternal psychological distress and socio-economic disadvantage [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. Most of these studies have utilised community samples and longitudinal approaches to evaluate the long-term consequences of paternal distress.…”

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Reciprocal relationships between paternal psychological distress and child internalising and externalising difficulties from 3 to 14 years: a cross-lagged analysis

Sifaki

Midouhas

Papachristou

et al. 2020

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Research shows that paternal psychological distress is associated with child emotional and behavioural difficulties. However, little is known about the direction of this association including whether it is bidirectional. The aim of this study was to explore the reciprocal relationships between paternal psychological distress and child emotional and behavioural problems longitudinally (at ages 3, 5, 7, 11 and 14 years) in a sample of 13,105 children (49% girls) who participated in the UK’s Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), a large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal survey. Four domains of child problems (emotional symptoms, peer relations, conduct problems and hyperactivity/inattention) were measured with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and paternal psychological distress was measured with the Kessler K-6 scale. Data were analysed using cross-lagged path models. At all ages, paternal psychological distress predicted both subsequent child emotional symptoms as well as peer problems. Paternal psychological distress at child’s age 3 was related to more hyperactivity at age 5 and, at age 5, paternal psychological distress was associated with more conduct problems at age 7. At age 11, paternal distress was also related to age 14 conduct problems and hyperactivity. Child effects were fewer and were found mainly for behavioural problems. Notably, we found bidirectional links between paternal psychological distress and child peer difficulties, from 11 to 14 years. Paternal psychological distress appears to influence child behaviour more consistently than the converse. However, in early adolescence, there appears to be a reciprocal relationship between fathers’ mental health problems and children’s peer problems.

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Reciprocal relationships between paternal psychological distress and child internalising and externalising difficulties from 3 to 14 years: a cross-lagged analysis

Sifaki

Midouhas

Papachristou

et al. 2020

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…These included: (1) age, as depression appears to be more common in adolescents as compared to children with epilepsy, 1,11 (2) sex, though sex differences in the general population prevalence of depression appear to be more significant than in the epilepsy population, 1,11 (3) seizure severity, 10,12 and (4) parent's own depressive symptom score, as both maternal and paternal depressive symptoms appear to be associated with increased symptoms of depression in children. 28 We also examined the stability of CDI-S scores over three measurements using univariate analysis of frequencies. T scores greater than 64 were considered 'high', while those below 65 were considered 'low'.…”

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Longitudinal trajectories of depression symptoms in children with epilepsy

Rosic

Avery²,

Streiner

et al. 2019

Develop Med Child Neuro

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Aim To examine self‐ and proxy‐reported symptoms of depression in children with epilepsy. Method This was a prospective longitudinal cohort study of children with epilepsy. Participants were treated at six Canadian tertiary‐care centers and followed over 28 months with repeated assessments of child self‐reported symptoms of depression using the Children’s Depression Inventory Short‐Form (CDI‐S). Trajectories of symptoms of depression were estimated using linear mixed effects (LME) modeling. Results At baseline, 477 children had complete data (mean age [SD] 11y 5mo [2y 1mo], range 7y 7mo–15y 1mo; 234 females, 243 males). Mean CDI‐S T score at baseline was 45.7 (SD=7.5) and at 28 months was 44.9 (SD=8.2), both were within the ‘average’ range. Results from LME modeling revealed mean raw CDI‐S score of 1.897, corrected for age 10 years (corresponding to T scores slightly below the normed mean of 50), with no significant change over three measurements (slope=–0.113, p=0.135), indicating that CDI‐S scores were stable over 28 months. Children with high initial CDI‐S scores had lower subsequent scores, as demonstrated by the correlation of –0.827 between intercept and slope (p<0.001). Parents reported comparable findings. Interpretation Self‐ and proxy‐reported symptoms of depression were generally low and stable over an extended follow‐up period. Normalization of scores was seen upon repeated assessment, even in children with higher scores of symptoms of depression at one point. These findings speak to the value and importance of repeated assessment over time. What this paper adds In children with epilepsy, self‐ and proxy‐reported symptoms of depression were generally low and stable over 28 months. The trajectory of symptoms of depression was not associated with seizure severity, whether considering the frequency or type of seizures. Parents’ reports of symptoms of depression were comparable to the children’s self‐evaluations.

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“…The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) study showed that paternal depression in the postnatal period could adversely affect emotional and behavioral outcomes in children aged 3.5 years and was associated with increased risk of conduct problems in especially boys (Ramchandani et al 2005). Based on two other large longitudinal studies, paternal depressive symptoms during childhood were associated with depressive symptoms in their adolescent offspring, independent of the association between maternal and adolescent depressive symptoms (Lewis et al 2017). There is an association between depression in fathers during the postnatal period and subsequent depression in girls at age 18 years, and conduct problems in childhood seem to be a pathway for risk transmission between paternal depression and subsequent depression in adolescent offspring (Gutierrez-Galve et al 2019).…”

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Parents with Psychiatric Conditions

Yamane

Yamashita

Katsuki

et al. 2020

Mental Health and Illness Worldwide

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Parental psychiatric disorders, which are not uncommon, affect various aspects of family functions and child development. The heightened risk for development of psychopathology in offspring is associated with the effects of inherited genetic susceptibility and environmental influences. Parental psychopathology could limit their ability of synchrony, responsivity, and affect expression so that it is difficult for them to provide an optimal support for their offspring's emotional and physiological development. Some children experience disturbances of their psychological function in response to parental psychiatric disorder, while other children of mentally ill parents show resilience against parental psychopathology or negative outcomes

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The association between paternal and adolescent depressive symptoms: evidence from two population-based cohorts

Abstract: Department of Children and Youth Affairs and Economic and Social Research Council.

Cited by 69 publications

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Reciprocal relationships between paternal psychological distress and child internalising and externalising difficulties from 3 to 14 years: a cross-lagged analysis

Reciprocal relationships between paternal psychological distress and child internalising and externalising difficulties from 3 to 14 years: a cross-lagged analysis

Longitudinal trajectories of depression symptoms in children with epilepsy

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