Borairi, S; Deneault, AA; Madigan, S; Fearon, P; Devereux, C; Geer, M; Jeyanayagam, B; ... Jenkins, J; + view all Borairi, S; Deneault, AA; Madigan, S; Fearon, P; Devereux, C; Geer, M; Jeyanayagam, B; Martini, J; Jenkins, J; - view fewer (2024) A meta-analytic examination of sensitive responsiveness as a mediator between depression in mothers and psychopathology in children. Attachment and Human Development , 26 (4) pp. 273-300. 10.1080/14616734.2024.2359689.

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The current meta-analysis examined the mediating role of sensitive-responsive parenting in the relationship between depression in mothers and internalizing and externalizing behavior in children. A systematic review of the path of maternal sensitive responsiveness to child psychopathology identified eligible studies. Meta-analytic structural equation modelling (MASEM) allowed for the systematic examination of the magnitude of the indirect effect across 68 studies (N = 15,579) for internalizing and 92 studies (N = 26,218) for externalizing psychopathology. The synthesized sample included predominantly White, English-speaking children (age range = 1 to 205 months; Mage = 66 months; 47% female) from Western, industrialized countries. The indirect pathway was small in magnitude and similar for externalizing (b =.02) and internalizing psychopathology (b =.01). Moderator analyses found that the indirect pathway for externalizing problems was stronger when mother-child interactions were observed during naturalistic and free-play tasks rather than structured tasks. Other tested moderators were not significant.

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