A parenting stress study by Florida State University professor Robin Simon and Vanderbilt University's Ranae Evenson found that parents have
significantly higher levels of depression than adults who do not have children.
Not exact matches
At fifteen, the kids
of troubled marriages had
significantly higher levels of truancy,
depression, peer rejection, low school achievement, behavior problems, anger and aggression.
Mothers reporting a
high level of depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiologic Studies -
Depression Scale score ≥ 16) reported
significantly poorer prevention practices for car seat use, covering electrical plugs, and having syrup
of ipecac in the home.
Symptoms
of distress,
depression, anxiety and stress were
significantly higher and
levels of well - being were
significantly lower in trainees compared with consultants, and this was not accounted for by differences in sociodemographic variables.
The
significantly lower
levels of happiness and
higher levels of depression among sexually active teens suggest that sexual activity leads to a decrease in happiness and well - being among many, if not most, teenagers.
A study suggests that neuroticism is
significantly related to
depression in those with low to medium
levels of dispositional mindfulness but not in those with relatively
high levels of mindfulness.
General indices regarding mental health
of mothers have been associated with their children's sleep, and less well - organized sleep patterns have been noted in children from poorly functioning families.113) Mothers
of children with sleep disturbances exhibited much
higher psychological stress than did controls, obtaining increased scores on all factors
of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).114) Children's sleep quality
significantly predicted that
of their mothers, with maternal sleep quality associated with stress and fatigue.115) Moreover, infants
of mothers with low
levels of depression and anxiety were more likely to recover from sleep problems than those with
high levels of depression and anxiety after controlling for the influence
of attachment patterns.116) Sleep disturbances in early childhood were positively related to negative maternal perceptions
of their child, 117) potentially interfering with the development
of beneficial parent - child interactions.