Abstract
Methods: In a 2-year longitudinal study of 220 families, we examined how youth gender and adrenocortical and parasympathetic activity moderated reciprocal, bidirectional relations between parent and youth anxiety and depression problems. Results: Maternal anxiety predicted subsequent youth anxiety and depression. Maternal depression predicted youth anxiety and, for daughters and youth with low adrenocortical reactivity, youth depression. Youth depression predicted maternal depression only for youth with high adrenocortical reactivity. There were no associations between paternal and youth psychopathology. Discussion: Examining youth gender and psychophysiological characteristics that shape the nature of bidirectional influences may inform efforts to identify families at heightened risk for intergenerational transmission of psychopathology.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1234-1244 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Depression and Anxiety |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 12 |
Early online date | Jun 10 2021 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank the participants, staff, and interns of the Section on Developmental Psychopathology at the National Institute of Mental Health and the Intramural Program of the NIMH. Protocol #97‐M‐0116, , was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Mental Health. The Role of Emotion in the Development of Psychopathology in Adolescence
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Keywords
- anxiety/anxiety disorders
- biological markers
- child/adolescent
- depression
- family/marital
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
- Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural