These findings are worrisome, since research has shown that children of mothers with depressive symptoms are at a higher risk for
poor psychosocial development, such as low self - esteem, negative attribution styles, heightened emotionality, and negative affect.
Not exact matches
Eight studies that examined the identification of
psychosocial risk factors for
poor parenting, quality of the home environment for supporting child
development, and office assessment of the parent - child relationship were reviewed (Table 1).
The research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and early brain
development has demonstrated that
psychosocial stressors are «toxic» to the developing brain and metabolic systems of the young child, resulting in
poor mental health, cognitive disability, and chronic disease.