Depressive Symptomatology and Parenting Stress: Influence on the Social-Emotional Development of Pre-Schoolers in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorSantelices, Maria Pia
dc.contributor.authorTagle, Francisca
dc.contributor.authorImmel, Nina
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:22:17Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:22:17Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract(1) Background: The preschool stage is a period of great psychological changes that requires the support of parents and significant adults for optimal development. Studies show that maternal mental health can be a risk factor in parenting, affecting the social-emotional development of children. (2) Methods: The present study seeks to shed light on the relation between depressive symptoms, parental stress in mothers and social-emotional development of their preschool children, using a total of 123 mother-child dyads with low Social-economic Status (SES). In mothers, depressive symptomatology and level of parental stress were evaluated, as well as social-emotional development in children. A possible mediation effect between maternal depressive symptoms and parenting stress is expected. (3) Results: The results indicate that higher levels of depressive symptoms and parenting stress in mothers relate to greater difficulties in social-emotional development of their preschool children. (4) Conclusions: These results are clinically relevant from the perspective of family therapy: Parents need support to decrease their levels of parenting stress in order not to jeopardise their children's social-emotional development.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/children8050387
dc.identifier.eissn2227-9067
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/children8050387
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94673
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000653897000001
dc.issue.numero5
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaChildren-basel
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectpre-schoolers
dc.subjectmaternal mental health
dc.subjectsocial-emotional development
dc.subjectparenting stress
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleDepressive Symptomatology and Parenting Stress: Influence on the Social-Emotional Development of Pre-Schoolers in Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen8
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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