1. Depressive symptoms between parent and adolescent survivors: A longitudinal actor-partner interdependence model.
- Author
-
Li, Yuanyuan, Shi, Xuliang, McReynolds, Larkin S., Tang, Huilan, Chen, Huilin, Wang, Tong, Zhang, Yuechu, Geng, Fulei, Fan, Fang, and Hoven, C.W.
- Subjects
- *
DISASTER resilience , *VICTIMS , *CART algorithms , *DEPRESSED persons , *SOCIAL isolation , *LONGITUDINAL method , *SELF-evaluation , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH methodology , *POST-traumatic stress disorder , *EVALUATION research , *MEDICAL cooperation , *SELF-report inventories , *COMPARATIVE studies , *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *NATURAL disasters , *MENTAL depression , *PARENTS - Abstract
Background: The association between parent-child depression following disasters has been well documented. However, longitudinal studies of posttraumatic depression using parent-child dyadic are scarce. This study aimed to investigate inter-related effects between parent and child depression, as well as predictors of depressive symptoms, in a large sample of Wenchuan earthquake survivors.Methods: Data are from the Wenchuan Earthquake Adolescent Health Cohort (WEAHC) Study that included 685 parent-child dyads exposed to the earthquake. Depression was assessed with the Self-Rating Depression Scale (for parents) and Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children, at 12 (T12m) and 18 months (T18m) post-earthquake. Longitudinal actor-partner interdependence models (APIMs) were employed to examine depression within dyads. Predictors of depressive symptoms were assessed by the cart algorithm throughout the 6-month follow-up.Results: Adjusting for earthquake exposure and previous depressive symptoms, parents' depression at 12 months predicted children's depressive symptoms at 18 months, and vice versa (β = 0.14 for parents and β = 0.12 for children). Psychomotor retardation in parents, and dysphoria/social isolation and positive affect in children were identified as crucial screening indicators identifying parents and children at increased risk for depression.Conclusion: A bidirectional association was found between parent and child depression following a mass disaster. Both parent and child depression status should be examined when implementing interventions to identify and treat depression in earthquake survivors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
- Full Text
- View/download PDF