Table 3.
Associations between maternal affective styles, parental depression history, and child CVD.
| Parent characteristic |
Age 7 Pos SRET |
Age 7 Neg SRET |
Age 8 Pos SRET |
Age 8 Neg SRET |
Age 9 Pos SRET |
Age 9 Neg SRET |
Age 7 CASQ-R PC |
Age 7 CASQ-R NC |
Age 8 CASQ-R PC |
Age 8 CASQ-R NC |
Age 9 CASQ-R PC |
Age 9 CASQ-R NC |
M (SD) or N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criticism | 0.07 | 0.00 | −0.07 | 0.21** | −0.09 | 0.15 | −0.18* | 0.06 | −0.20** | 0.19* | −0.20* | 0.16* | 1.76 (0.80) |
| Enjoyment | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | −0.11 | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.06 | 3.71 (0.91) |
| Sensitivity | −0.05 | −0.05 | 0.00 | −0.04 | 0.01 | −0.08 | 0.13 | −0.03 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 3.89 (0.65) |
| Connectedness | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.04 | −0.07 | 0.11 | −0.08 | 0.06 | −0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | −0.03 | 3.75 (0.96) |
| Intrusiveness | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.15* | −0.07 | 0.04 | −0.08 | 0.14 | −0.06 | 0.12 | 1.78 (0.79) |
| Maternal depression | 0.00 | −0.07 | −0.15* | 0.05 | −0.02 | 0.04 | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.10 | −0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 68 (33) |
| Paternal depression | 0.04 | 0.16* | 0.02 | 0.10 | −0.09 | 0.23** | 0.05 | −0.01 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 34 (17) |
Note: Maternal and paternal depression coded as 0 = no lifetime history of major depressive disorder or dysthymic disorder and 1 = a lifetime history of major depressive disorder or dysthymic disorder.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.