Author: Yap, M.B.H.; Jorm, A.F.
Description: BACKGROUND: There is a burgeoning and varied literature examining the associations between parental factors and depression or anxiety disorders in children. However, there is hitherto no systematic review of this complex literature with a focus on the 5-11 years age range, when there is a steep increase in onset of these disorders. Furthermore, to facilitate the application of the evidence in prevention, a focus on modifiable factors is required.
METHODS: Employing the PRISMA method, we conducted a systematic review of parental factors associated with anxiety, depression, and internalizing problems in children which parents can potentially modify.
RESULTS: We identified 141 articles altogether, with 53 examining anxiety, 50 examining depression, and 70 examining internalizing outcomes. Stouffers method of combining p-values was used to determine whether associations between variables were reliable, and meta-analyses were conducted with a subset of eligible studies to estimate the mean effect sizes of associations between each parental factor and outcome.
LIMITATIONS: Limitations include sacrificing micro-level detail for a macro-level synthesis of the literature, the lack of generalizability across cultures, and the inability to conduct a meta-analysis on all included studies.
CONCLUSIONS: Parental factors with a sound evidence base indicating increased risk for both depression and internalizing problems include more inter-parental conflict and aversiveness; and for internalizing outcomes additionally, they include less warmth and more abusive parenting and over-involvement. No sound evidence linking any parental factor with anxiety outcomes was found.
Subject Headings: Anxiety/psychology; Child; Child Behavior Disorders/psychology; Depression/psychology; Humans; Parent-Child Relations; Parenting/psychology; Emotional problems; Family; Mental disorders; Prevention; Research translation
Keywords: Parental factors associated with childhood anxiety, depression, and internalizing problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Publication year: 2015
Journal or book title: Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume: 175
Issue:
Pages: 424-440
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Type: Journal Article
Serial number: 2730