Maternal depressive symptoms and children's academic performance: sex differences in the mediating role of school experiences.

Marilyn N AhunLamprini PsychogiouFrédéric GuayMichel BoivinRichard E TremblaySylvana M Côté

Published in: Psychological medicine (2020)

Prevention and intervention strategies aiming to improve school engagement might be beneficial for daughters of mothers experiencing depressive symptoms. Further research is needed to replicate these findings and to identify the mechanisms explaining this association in boys.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
mental health
physical activity
social support
randomized controlled trial
sleep quality
young adults
high school
social media
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
medical students
gestational age