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October 5, 2026Developmental PsychologyOpen Access

Maternal postnatal depression and sensitive parenting: Considering developmental timing with a causally informative approach.

Emily R. Padrutt Isabella Stallworthy Meriah Lee DeJoseph Sylia Wilson Daniel Berry

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s ≥ .396) after adjusting for confounding. Results suggest the statistical association between maternal depression and sensitive parenting may be explained by confounding and highlight the importance of considering additional intervention targets that co-occur with maternal depression and may drive reductions in sensitive parenting. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6ac5e0f8b2dceb1c429fb934 https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0002273

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