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The role of maternal mental health, infant temperament, and couple's relationship quality for mother-infant bonding.
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Journal of reproductive and infant psychology [J Reprod Infant Psychol] 2020 Sep; Vol. 38 (4), pp. 395-407. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 02. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Mother-infant bonding is the early emotional connection between mother and infant. It is affected by some aspects of maternal mental health, infant temperament, and the quality of a couple's relationship.<br />Objective: This research aimed to determine the associations of the mother's postnatal depression and anxiety symptoms, infant temperament, and the quality of the couple's relationship with mother-infant bonding.<br />Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 241 Croatian mothers of infants aged between one month and one year (M <subscript>age</subscript>  = 6.34 months). The psychological instruments used in this study were: Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, Infant Characteristic Questionnaire, and Perceived Quality of Marital Relationship Scale .<br />Results: Hierarchical regression analyses showed that previous maternal depression longer than two weeks, postnatal depression and anxiety symptoms, and difficult and unpredictable infant temperament were associated with self-report of poorer mother-infant bonding. Of the examined variables, the quality of the couple's relationship was in the lowest association with mother-infant bonding.<br />Conclusion: Given the importance of, in particular, the maternal depression and infant temperament for poor mother-infant bonding, early intervention and the reduction of risks factors may be necessary to prevent the development of such difficulties.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Anxiety psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression, Postpartum psychology
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Health
Male
Mental Health
Postpartum Period psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Regression Analysis
Self Report
Young Adult
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers psychology
Object Attachment
Temperament
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1469-672X
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of reproductive and infant psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32118491
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2020.1733503