What are the Effects of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Depression and Thoughts of Death on Their Children’s Level of Parental Connectedness?
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2017-08
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De Luca, Susan
Yueqi, Yan
Padilla, Yolanda
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University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center
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Mental health outcomes such as depression are often passed down in families. While links between the mental health conditions of parents and their children have been established, there is a limited understanding of these outcomes over time and the impact that mothers and fathers have on their children independently. Analyzing data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study, PRC faculty research associates Susan De Luca and Yolanda Padilla and co-author Yan Yueqi show that children felt less connected to both mothers and fathers with mental health symptoms, but the effects varied somewhat based on the sex of the parent.
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De Luca, S., Yueqi, Y., Padilla, Y. (2017). What are the effects of mothers’ and fathers’ depression and thoughts of death on their children’s level of parental connectedness? PRC Research Brief 2(10). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15781/T2GB1XZ6V.