The Role of Antenatal and Postnatal Maternal Bonding in Infant Development
| Autor: | Steve Allsop, Genevieve A Le Bas, Richard P. Mattick, Jennifer McIntosh, Sarah Khor, Craig A. Olsson, Elizabeth J Elliott, Larissa Rossen, Delyse Hutchinson, George J. Youssef, Lucinda Burns, Samantha Teague, Ingrid Honan, Jacqui A. Macdonald |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Pregnancy
business.industry Infant Mothers Cognition medicine.disease Object Attachment Bayley Scales of Infant Development Mother-Child Relations Developmental psychology Cohort Studies Depression Postpartum Psychiatry and Mental health Child Development Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Infant development Medicine Female Toddler business Affectional bond Motor skill Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 61:820-829.e1 |
| ISSN: | 0890-8567 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.08.024 |
| Popis: | Objective The affectional bond experienced by a mother toward her developing fetus/infant has been theorized to be a critical factor in determining infant developmental outcomes; yet there remains a paucity of research in this area, and a lack of high-quality longitudinal studies. This study aimed to examine the extent to which mother-to-infant bonding predicted infant development in a multi-wave longitudinal pregnancy cohort study (N = 1,347). Method Self-reported bonding was assessed using the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale at each trimester, and the Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale at 8 weeks and 12 months postpartum. Infant development was assessed using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (Bayley-III) at 12 months. Results Bonding predicted indicators of infant social−affective development, including social−emotional, behavioral, and temperamental outcomes. Effect sizes ranged from small to moderate, increasing over the perinatal period (β = 0.11−0.27). Very small effects were also identified in the relationship between bonding and cognitive, language, and motor development (β = 0.06−0.08). Conclusion Findings suggest that a mother’s perceived emotional connection with her child plays a role in predicting social−affective outcomes; prediction may not extend to other domains of infant development. Maternal bonding may therefore be a potentially modifiable predictor of infant social−affective outcomes, offering important considerations for preventive intervention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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