Event Type
Research Presentation
Academic Department
Psychology
Start Date
25-4-2022 12:00 AM
End Date
25-4-2022 12:00 AM
Description
Past research has found that Native Americans are more susceptible to depression and, therefore, suicide. The present study investigated the effects that parental stress and depression have on their preschoolers’ stress problems and whether there is a difference between Native American and European American parents’ effects on their respective children. All participants (N = 248) completed surveys measuring their parenting stress and depression, as well as their child’s behavior relating to stress. A significant difference was not found between Native and European American children’s stress problems. However, we did find a significant difference between parental depression in that Native parents are more likely to experience depressive symptoms than their European American counterparts. These findings will aid the progress of development for mental health resources within Native American communities, which will likely limit their susceptibility to depression and other mental health disorders.
Do Parents’ Emotions Affect Their Preschoolers’? A Cross Cultural Study
Past research has found that Native Americans are more susceptible to depression and, therefore, suicide. The present study investigated the effects that parental stress and depression have on their preschoolers’ stress problems and whether there is a difference between Native American and European American parents’ effects on their respective children. All participants (N = 248) completed surveys measuring their parenting stress and depression, as well as their child’s behavior relating to stress. A significant difference was not found between Native and European American children’s stress problems. However, we did find a significant difference between parental depression in that Native parents are more likely to experience depressive symptoms than their European American counterparts. These findings will aid the progress of development for mental health resources within Native American communities, which will likely limit their susceptibility to depression and other mental health disorders.
Comments
Under the direction of Dr. Seunghee Han.