Testing Bidirectional Associations Between Maternal and Child Depression During Emerging Adolescence
Contrary to prevailing assumptions, these findings suggest that children's depression over time may have contributed to worsening maternal depression, rather than the other way around. While these results should be replicated in nonpandemic contexts to confirm their generalizability, they highlight the need for family-centered approaches to mental health care.
Authors
- Jackson M. A. Hewitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0432-9853)
- Suzanne Tough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5583-7404)
- Joanne L. Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5014-4510)
- Ross D. Neville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2064-5952)
- Sheri L. Madigan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7536-3258)
- Brae Anne McArthur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9141-7095)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA)
- Mount Royal University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2822
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76