Reduced reward responsiveness moderates the effect of maternal depression on depressive symptoms in offspring: evidence across levels of analysis

Background Reduced reward responsiveness (RR) may contribute to depression vulnerability. At the neurophysiological level, RR is reliably and validly assessed using the reward positivity (RewP) event‐related potential component. We previously identified a blunted RewP in 9‐year‐old children at high risk for depression due to maternal depression, but the role of RR in pathways from parental history to the development of depressive symptoms has...