Author
Arıkan, Gizem, Kumru, Asiye
Publication Date
2021-08
Publication Place
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Springer Nature
Subject
Maternal symptoms, Mentalization, Negative intentionality, Unsupportive emotion socialization, Child problem behaviors
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
0009-398X
Record ID
b404c1b2-1a0d-4538-a9ee-a7dbfd59e89b
Library Location
Psychology
Date
2021-08
Notes
TÜBİTAK
Sample Text
We examined how maternal depression, anxiety, hostility, mentalization, negative intentionality (NI), and unsupportive emotion socialization (UES) predict child internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors (CIEPB). Mothers (N = 537) of toddlers (M-age = 23.26 months,Range10-44 months) completed the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire, the Infant Intentionality Questionnaire, the Coping with Children's Negative Emotions Scale, and the Child Behavior Checklist. All maternal symptoms negatively predicted mentalization and positively predicted NI, UES, and CIEPB. NI and UES mediated the relationship between maternal symptoms and CIEPB. Negative intentionality mediated the link between maternal hostility and internalizing behaviors, indicating a possible intervention area. Mentalization had an effect on externalizing behaviors only for high-SES, anxious mothers, underscoring the role of SES. Thus, the relationship between maternal symptoms, cognitive and behavioral parenting characteristics and CIEPB supports the multifinality principle for early childhood psychopathology development and shows the importance of screening for maternal symptoms and CIEPB.
DOI
10.1007/s10578-020-01046-w
Cilt
52
