J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2003 Nov;42(6):711-717.

Maternal Depression and Anxiety and Ratings of Behavioral Problems of Child

• Song JE
• Koh YJ
• Lee EH
• Kim JH
• Kim SJ
• Choi NK
• Kim YS

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between maternal depression and anxiety, and their ratings of child's behavior.
METHODS
769 elementary school students participated in this study. Mothers completed the Korean Conners' Parent Rating Scale (K-CPRS), the Korean Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Rating Scale (K-ARS): Home Version, the Korean Beck Depression Inventory (K-BDI) and the Korean Beck Anxiety Inventory (K-BAI). Teachers completed the Korean Conners' Teacher Rating Scale (K-CTRS) and the K-ARS: School Version. The maternal emotional status was classified into four groups (Normal, Anxious and Not Depressed, Depressed and Not Anxious, Anxious and Depressed) according to BDI and BAI scores. The subscale raw scores of K-CPRS, and K-ARS: Home version were compared among maternal emotional status by the Analysis of Covariance before and after their scores were controlled for the each subscale scores rated by teachers consistent with those rated by parents.
RESULTS
All of the subscale scores of parent's form were significantly different according to maternal emotional status after controlled for the scores of teacher's form. After post hoc analysis, the scores of parents' ratings of Anxious and Not Depressed group and Anxious and Depressed group were higher than those of the Normal group.
CONCLUSION
The mothers who are depressed and/or anxious tend to report more behavior problems of children than now they actually are.

Keyword

Mother; Anxiety; Depression; ADHD rating scale; Conners' rating scale

MeSH Terms

Anxiety*
Child*
Depression*
Humans
Mothers
Parents