(e.g., Fear et al. 2009; Jaser et al. 2005); however, distinct measures of anxiety and depression symptoms have not been examined in these studies. Evidence demonstrating associations between stress related to parental depression and symptoms of anxiety and depression in offspring suggests that, consistent with the broader literature on stress and psychopathology in youth (McMahon et al. 2004), stress associated with parental depression may be a transdiagnostic correlate of symptoms in youth.
