An examination of the impact of maternal fetal attachment,postpartum depressive symptoms and parenting stress on maternal sensitivity |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States;2. Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States;3. Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States;1. University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO;2. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia;3. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO;1. University of Michigan, School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI, United States;2. University of Michigan, Center for Human Growth and Development, Ann Arbor, MI, United States;3. Florida State University, College of Medicine in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, United States;4. University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, MI, United States;1. Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia;2. Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Population Studies of Adolescents, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, 50 Flemington Rd., Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia;3. The University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics (RCH Academic Centre), The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Level 2, West Building, 50 Flemington Rd., Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The current study aimed to examine the impact of maternal depression, maternal fetal attachment (MFA) and parenting stress on maternal sensitivity, intrusiveness and positive regard for the child with a sample of 36 low-income, mothers-infant dyads that were followed from pregnancy through the first year postpartum. Maternal depression and parenting stress were expected to have a negative impact on maternal sensitivity, intrusiveness and positive regard, while high MFA was hypothesized to have a positive impact on these three outcomes. Our data provide partial support for our hypotheses. Findings from this study add to the literature by examining the stability of the maternal prenatal and postpartum bond with her infant as well as by looking at the impact of parenting stress on maternal behaviors and processes that may lead to later attachment security differences, such as maternal sensitivity and responsiveness. |
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| Keywords: | Maternal sensitivity Depression Parenting stress Maternal fetal attachment Infant |
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