Self-esteem reactivity among mothers of children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder: The moderating role of depression history Article

Gamble, SA, Chronis-Tuscano, A, Roberts, JE et al. (2013). Self-esteem reactivity among mothers of children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder: The moderating role of depression history . COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH, 37(6), 1233-1242. 10.1007/s10608-013-9562-z

cited authors

  • Gamble, SA; Chronis-Tuscano, A; Roberts, JE; Ciesla, JA; Pelham, WE

authors

abstract

  • This study examined self-esteem reactivity to a variety of contextual cues in a sample of women prone to depression. Participants were 49 mothers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Across a 9-month time-period, participants completed weekly measures of self-esteem, perceived stress, positive and negative affect, and child disruptive behavior. Results indicated that mothers reported lower self-esteem during weeks they experienced greater stress, lower positive affect, higher negative affect, and more inattentive, overactive, and oppositional behavior in their children. Depression history moderated these relationships such that mothers with prior histories of depression reported greater self-esteem reactivity to these cues than never depressed mothers. © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013.

publication date

  • January 1, 2013

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start page

  • 1233

end page

  • 1242

volume

  • 37

issue

  • 6