After diagnosis, caregivers of children with cancer, particularly mothers or primary caregivers (PCs), often show elevated depressive symptoms which may negatively impact family functioning. We tested PC and secondary caregiver (SC) depressive symptoms as predictors of family, co-parenting, and marital functioning and whether having a non-depressed SC buffers against potential negative effects of PC depressive symptoms.

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儿童癌症诊断后主要和次要照顾者的抑郁症状和家庭功能：缓冲假设的探索

确诊后，癌症儿童的照顾者，尤其是母亲或主要照顾者 (PC)，经常表现出抑郁症状，这可能会对家庭功能产生负面影响。我们测试了 PC 和次要照顾者 (SC) 的抑郁症状作为家庭、共同养育和婚姻功能的预测指标，以及是否有非抑郁的 SC 缓冲对 PC 抑郁症状的潜在负面影响。