Association between maternal depression and parenting practices: A longitudinal study with children from low-income families
Maternal depressive symptoms in infancy and at child school entry are associated with less favorable parenting practices at early school age in low-income families. Integrating depression care with parenting supports may improve child development in resource-constrained settings.
Authors
- Fernanda Cunha Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-3164)
- Cristiane Salum
- Pedro Israel Cabral de Lira
- Alicia Matijasevich
- Esmeralda Corrêa Macana
- Iná S. Santos
- Eduarda Martins Lages
- Hernane Guimarães Santos Junior
- Marta Rovery de Souza
- Letícia Marques dos Santos
- Luciano Correia
Institutions
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Ceará (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
- Instituto de Saúde (BR)
- Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Educação, Cultura e Ação Comunitária (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Goiás (BR)
- Universidade Federal do ABC (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.121475
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00