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Mother-to-infant bonding mediates the effects of depressive and anxious postpartum symptoms on parenting stress
| Title: | Mother-to-infant bonding mediates the effects of depressive and anxious postpartum symptoms on parenting stress |
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| Authors: | Chiara Pazzagli, Livia Buratta, Elena Coletti, Claudia Mazzeschi |
| Source: | Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol 44, Iss 1 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Subject Terms: | maternal-infant bonding, postpartum depression, anxiety, parenting stress, mediation analyses, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991 |
| More Details: | A number of studies have suggested close associations between maternal postpartum mental health (depressive and anxious symptoms), mother-infant bonding, and parenting stress. However, the relationship between maternal bonding and parenting stresshas hardly been explored in published literature. This cross-sectional study explored whether maternal bonding could mediate the effect of postpartum maternal mental health on parenting stress. This study assessed maternal bonding (MPAS), depressive and anxious symptoms (EPDS; STAI), and parenting stress (PSI) at 3 months postpartum in a community sample of 105 women (M (SD) = 32.60 (4.18) years old). Spearman’s correlation analyses showed moderate to high correlations between these factors. The three mediation models run showed that mother’s MPAS partially mitigates the effects of EPDS (b = 0.71; SE = 0.217; 95% CI = 0.290/1.136) and STAI State (b = 0.39; SE = 0.113; 95% CI = 0.178/0.625) on PSI, and totally mediated the relationship between STAI Trait and PSI (b = 0.59; SE = 0.155; 95% CI = 0.303/0.912). Maternal bonding resulted to be a relevant factor in the association between maternal mental health and parenting stress. This highlights the importance of interventions focusing on mother-infant relationship to reduce parenting stress and prevent developmental difficulties in children. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0167-482X 1743-8942 0167482X |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/0167-482X; https://doaj.org/toc/1743-8942 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0167482X.2023.2264487 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/b2106234c5e444a7860dc518c97d7101 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.b2106234c5e444a7860dc518c97d7101 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 0167482X 17438942 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/0167482X.2023.2264487 |
| Published in: | Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Language: | English |