Examining timing effects in the intergenerational transmission of anxiety and depressive symptoms: A genetically informed study

• Published in: Developmental psychology Vol. 60; no. 4; p. 747
• Main Authors: Chen, Tong, Liu, Chang, Molenaar, Peter C M, Leve, Leslie D, Ganiban, Jody M, Natsuaki, Misaki N, Shaw, Daniel S, Neiderhiser, Jenae M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Child; Depression; Female; Humans; Male; Mothers; Parents; Pregnancy

The present study examined genetic, prenatal, and postnatal environmental pathways in the intergenerational transmission of anxiety and depressive symptoms from parents to early adolescents (when these symptoms start to increase), while considering timing effects of exposure to parent anxiety and de...