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Author: Ortiz, Daniel Velez
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1. Lee, Jaewon
Ortiz, Daniel Velez
The Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Depression on Their Young Adult Children's Depression
Presented: New Orleans LA, Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, January 2017
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
Keyword(s): Depression (see also CESD); Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Mothers, Health; Parental Influences

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Purpose: Depression affects females more than males. Maternal depression has been found to have adverse impacts on children's developmental outcomes. However, little research have been addressed on intergenerational effects on depression across three generations. The present study examined the effects of maternal depression in young adulthood and late adulthood on their children's depression. Specific questions include: 1) What are the individual and environmental determinants for maternal depression in young and late adulthood? 2) Does maternal depression in young and late adulthood affect their children's depression? 3) Does maternal depression in young adulthood influence depression in late adulthood?

Methods: The present study used the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 (NLSY 79) collected from 1979 to 2012 and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 for Children and Young Adults collected from 1986 to 2012. The two sets of data were merged, and children were matched with their mother. Approximately 4,000 pairs were selected for the study sample. The sample included 1937 White, 1319 Black, and 853 Hispanic children. Depression was measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale, which was used for both mothers and their children. Baseline variables (age, education, marital status, the Armed Forces Qualification Test, urban/rural region, poverty status, employment) were included. Ordinary linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the research questions.

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Lee, Jaewon and Daniel Velez Ortiz. "The Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Depression on Their Young Adult Children's Depression." Presented: New Orleans LA, Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, January 2017.