Can I read Testing Models of Associations Between Depression and Parenting Self-efficacy in Mothers: A Meta-analytic Review on EtoBox?

Testing Models of Associations Between Depression and Parenting Self-efficacy in Mothers: A Meta-analytic Review by Sherryl H. Goodman; Hannah Simon; Luke McCarthy; Jeffrey Ziegler; Alex Ceballos is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Testing Models of Associations Between Depression and Parenting Self-efficacy in Mothers: A Meta-analytic Review about?

Numerous cross-sectional studies confirm the long-theorized association between mothers' depression and lower parenting self-efficacy (PSE) beliefs. However, cross-sectional studies leave unanswered the direction of this association: Does depression predict PSE? Does PSE predict depression? Are both true? Does the strength of the association between depression and PSE, regardless of the direction, generalize across participant characteristics and study design features? How stable is PSE over time? And how effective are interventions at enhancing PSE? To answer these questions, we conducted a meta-analytic review of longitudinal studies. With 35 eligible studies (22,698 participants), we found support for both models: there was a significant pooled effect of both depression on PSE and of PSE on depression, with nearly identical effect sizes (d = - 0.21 and - 0.22, respectively). The association was stronger in samples with mothers' younger average age and studies that measured PSE among mothers relative to during pregnancy. We found a medium degree of stability in the index of PSE, d = 0.60. Finally, the estimated pooled effect size between being in an intervention group versus co

Who reads Testing Models of Associations Between Depression and Parenting Self-efficacy in Mothers: A Meta-analytic Review?

Author

Sherryl H. Goodman; Hannah Simon; Luke McCarthy; Jeffrey Ziegler; Alex Ceballos

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)