Does the association between mindful parenting and adolescents' dispositional mindfulness depend on the levels of anxiety and depression symptomatology in mothers?
Helena Moreira, Maria C Canavarro
Journal des adolescens July 13, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.07.003 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 685 |
| Population | Mother-adolescent dyads from Portuguese public schools; adolescents aged 10-18 years |
| Topics | Anxiety Depression Meditation |
| Key findings | Mothers with clinically significant anxiety or depressive symptoms reported lower levels of mindful parenting than mothers with normal symptomatology. Almost all mindful parenting dimensions were significantly associated with adolescents' dispositional mindfulness, but only under lower or moderate levels of maternal anxiety and depression symptoms. The authors suggest that maternal psychopathology may undermine mindful parenting and its association with adolescents' mindfulness. |
Abstract
The current study aims to investigate whether mindful parenting and adolescents' dispositional mindfulness differ as a function of maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms and to explore the moderating role of these symptoms on the relationship between mindful parenting and adolescents' dispositional mindfulness. A sample of 685 mother-adolescent dyads was collected in Portuguese public schools. Mothers completed self-reported measures of mindful parenting and symptoms of anxiety and depression, and adolescents (aged 10-18 years) completed a measure of dispositional mindfulness. Mothers with clinically significant symptomatology levels reported lower levels of mindful parenting than those with normal symptomatology. Almost all mindful parenting dimensions were significantly associated with adolescents' mindfulness, but only under lower or moderate levels of anxiety and depression symptomatology. These findings suggest that parental factors play a key role in adolescents' mindfulness skills and underline the detrimental effect of maternal psychopathology on mindful parenting and on its link with adolescents' mindfulness.
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Citations in the library
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