Positive Father-Child Relationship Can ModerateNegative Effects of Maternal Depression
Bar-Ilan UniversityA new study has examined for the first time whether fathering can moderate the negative effects of maternal depression on family-level functioning. The results of the study are the first to describe the family process by using direct observations of mothering, fathering, and family patterns in homes where mothers suffer clinical depression during the child's first years of life.