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Resilience to Cumulative Stressors: A Prediction Study of Schoolchildren Living With Maternal Depression
Author(s) -
Pizeta Fernanda Aguiar,
Silva Ana Paula Casagrande,
Loureiro Sonia Regina
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12183
Subject(s) - stressor , psychological resilience , coping (psychology) , psychology , depression (economics) , cumulative risk , multivariate analysis , univariate , clinical psychology , medicine , multivariate statistics , statistics , mathematics , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics
PURPOSE To identify the predictive effect of multiple variables of risk and resilience on the behavior of school‐age children living with maternal depression. DESIGN AND METHODS In a cross‐sectional predictive study, the influence of maternal depression, cumulative stressors, and resilience on the behavior of children was analyzed. FINDINGS In the univariate analysis, maternal depression and cumulative stressors were considered as risks, and resilience as protection for the children. In the multivariate analysis, resilience was a predictor of fewer problems in the presence of maternal depression and risks. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The degree of resilience was an indicator for the relevance of developmental actions involving effective coping skills for cumulative stressors, including maternal depression.