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Examine how maternal depression influences mental health outcomes in offspring young adulthood through emotion mechanisms.

May 7, 2026JCPP AdvancesOpen Access

Maternal depression across childhood and offspring young adult depression and anxiety: Testing adolescent emotion dynamics as transdiagnostic mechanisms

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Pre-registered study finds maternal depression impacts offspring mental health, highlighting emotion dynamics.

Examine how maternal depression influences mental health outcomes in offspring young adulthood through emotion mechanisms.
Utilized data from the Future Families and Child Wellbeing Study with n=4898 offspring.
Measured maternal depression at multiple ages and assessed offspring mental health at age 22 using clinical interviews.
Assessed adolescent emotion dynamics using daily and biweekly positive and negative emotions at age 15.
Analyzed data using logistic regression, multivariate regression, and mediation models.
Maternal depression exposure increased odds of offspring depression, while instability did not directly impact mental health.
Adolescent emotion dynamics predicted outcomes of anxiety and depression in young adulthood.
Lower instability in sadness during adolescence was linked to greater likelihood of young adult anxiety.

Rinne et al. (2026) studied this question.

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