The role of depression and emotion regulation on parenting stress in a sample of mothers with cancer.
Alessandra BaboreSonia M BramantiLucia LombardiLiborio StuppiaCarmen TrumelloIvana AntonucciAlessandra CavalloPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)
This study highlights that depressive levels and cognitive reappraisal may play a significant role in parenting stress. The systematic assessment of these variables in women with an oncological diagnosis might help mental health professionals to identify those mothers at risk of developing higher levels of parenting stress ensuring adequate support and preventing negative effects on the parent-child relationship.