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The long-term effects of maternal criticism

Research gap analysis derived from 3 psychology papers in our local library.

The gap

Future studies should investigate the long-term effects of maternal criticism and self-criticism on children's self-cognitions. Future studies should examine the effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing depression in children at r

Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1987 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 196 times in total.

Research trend

Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

Interdependent relationship between depression and Internet gaming disorder in parent-child dyads: The mediating role of family relationship and gaming time (2026) · PLOS One · doi
The relationship between depression and IGD in parent-child dyads remains unexplored. Prior research has predominantly adopted a unidirectional perspective, focusing on how parental depression influences adolescent IGD. The underlying mechanisms of the relationship between depression and IGD in parent-child dyads remain unexplored.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
Keywords: relationship between depression igd parent-child dyads remains unexplored
Interdependent relationship between depression and Internet gaming disorder in parent-child dyads: The mediating role of family relationship and gaming time (2026) · PLOS One · doi
Future studies should investigate the longitudinal relationships between depression and IGD in parent-child dyads. Future studies should examine the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing IGD and depression in adolescents and parents. Future studies should explore the potential mechanisms underlying the relationship between depression and IGD in parent-child dyads.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
Keywords: future studies investigate longitudinal relationships between depression igd
The relationship of young adolescent Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) scores to their social and cognitive functioning (1987) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · cited 62× · doi
Future research should investigate the relationship between CDI scores and social and cognitive functioning in different populations. Future research should examine the validity of the CDI as a measure of depression in children. Future research should develop and test interventions aimed at improving social and cognitive functioning in children with depression.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
Keywords: future research investigate relationship between cdi scores social
Cognitive vulnerability in children at risk for depression (1987) · Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology · cited 134× · doi
Future studies should investigate the long-term effects of maternal criticism and self-criticism on children's self-cognitions. Future studies should examine the effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing depression in children at risk by targeting the quality of the parent-child relationship.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
Keywords: future studies investigate long-term effects maternal criticism self-criticism

Questions about this gap

Future studies should investigate the long-term effects of maternal criticism and self-criticism on children's self-cognitions. Future studies should examine the effectiveness of i… This is supported by 4 representative gap statements extracted from 3 papers, rated weak evidence.

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