Maternal anxiety and depression and their associations with mother–child pretend play: a longitudinal observational study

Abstract Background Parental anxiety and depression have been associated with changes to parent–child interactions. Although play constitutes an important part of parent–child interactions and affords critical developmental opportunities, little is known regarding how parental anxiety and depression...

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Main Authors: Zhen Rao, Beth Barker, Christine O’Farrelly, Paul Ramchandani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00568-9