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. 2026 Jan 27;26:665. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-26410-8

Table 3.

The association between maternal depressive symptoms and overreactive parenting (N = 16,258)

β (95% CI) P value
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Maternal CES-D Score 0.04 (0.04, 0.05) < 0.0001 0.04 (0.04, 0.05) < 0.0001 0.04 (0.04, 0.05) < 0.0001
Maternal CES-D Score
 <16 Reference Reference Reference
 ≥16 0.54 (0.50, 0.59) < 0.0001 0.54 (0.49, 0.58) < 0.0001 0.52 (0.48, 0.57) < 0.0001

Data were presented as β (95% CI) P value

Model 1 adjust for: none

Model 2 adjust for: child age, child gender, maternal age

Model 3 adjust for: child age, child gender, maternal age, maternal education level, maternal marital status, annual household income, and number of children in the household

Abbreviation: CI Confidence interval