Table 2.
Differences in hormonal measures and maternal sensitivity according to maternal depression.
| Depressed Mothers | Non-Depressed Mothers | T | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | ||
| Maternal DHEA AUCg | 279.35 | 24.38 | 391 | 48.29 | 2.07* |
| Maternal DHEA AUCi | -570.02 | 59 | -903.89 | 187.25 | 1.701* |
| Maternal DHEA-CT | .03 | .02 | .09 | .01 | 1.8* |
| Child CT AUCg | 3777.85 | 227.95 | 2910.26 | 80.27 | 3.59** |
| Child CT AUCi | -3784.84 | 217.78 | -3140.97 | 252.98 | 1.93* |
| Maternal Sensitivity | 3.37 | 0.13 | 3.75 | .06 | 2.65* |
| Child Withdrawal | 1.5 | .11 | 1.21 | .03 | -2.56* |
Differences between depressed mothers and non-depressed mothers, and their children in means and SEM of mother’s and child’s diurnal cortisol and DHEA secretion and variability and maternal sensitivity and child withdrawal CIB scores at 6 years *p < .05 **p < .01.