Citation

Jocson RM. Fam. Process 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Family Process Institute, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/famp.12547

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examines within-person and cross-person relations between depressive symptoms, harsh parenting, and parental rejection in low-income Filipino mothers and fathers of adolescents using an actor-partner interdependence model (APIM). Mother and father dyads (N = 81, Mage  = 43.48, SD = 8.66) recruited from urban neighborhoods in the Philippines completed orally administered questionnaires on depressive symptoms, harsh parenting, and rejection.

RESULTS showed that mothers' scores and fathers' scores on depressive symptoms did not significantly differ and that mothers scored significantly higher than fathers on harsh parenting and rejection. Dyadic analyses using the APIM showed that the actor effect of depressive symptoms on harsh parenting was statistically significant for fathers only and that the actor effects of depressive symptoms on rejection were statistically significant for both mothers and fathers. No partner effects on harsh parenting and rejection were statistically significant. These findings contribute to the robust evidence linking parental depressive symptoms to negative parenting behaviors and highlight the need to attend to both fathers' psychological health and mothers' psychological health in efforts to reduce harsh and rejecting parenting behaviors among Filipino parents.

Language: en

Keywords

Depression; Rejection; Actor-Partner Interdependence Model; análisis diádico; crianza filipina; crianza hostil; depresión; Dyadic Analysis; Filipino Parenting; Harsh Parenting; modelo de interdependencia actor-pareja; rechazo; 二元分析; 嫌弃; 抑郁; 菲律宾家长养育苛责家教; 行动者－伴侣相互依赖模式