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The current study was conducted to investigate the correlation between mother’s depression and risk of depression and behavioral problems in children (n=60). A Childhood Depression Scale was constructed to discover the possibility of depression in children of high risk (depressed) and low risk (non-depressed) mothers which comprises 43 items. It has five factors e.g., emotional, motivational, behavioral, cognitive and physical subscale. The Siddiqui Shah Depression Scale (Siddiqui.1992), which comprises 37 items, was used to recognize high (depressed) and low risk (non-depressed) mothers. It was hypothesized that offspring of high risk (depressed) mothers will be at elevated risk for depression than offspring of low risk (non-depressed) mothers. Outcomes indicated that total and all the subscales of Childhood Depression Scale were quite reliable. Construct validity (Convergent validity) was established by correlating it with Child Problem Checklist (CPCL) (Tariq & Hanif, 2007). Children of elevated risk (depressed) mothers were found at higher risk of depression than children of low risk (non-depressed) mothers. There was a non-significant difference among male and female children on depression. Children of high risk (depressed) mothers rated higher on all the factors of depression than children of low risk (non-depressed) mothers.

Mussarat Jabeen Khan, Sayeda Shahida Batool, Tehmina Saqib. (2014) Maternal Depression: A Risk Factor of Childhood Mental Illness, , Volume-08, Issue-1.
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