2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.07.001
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Maternal depression and infant temperament characteristics

Abstract: One hundred-thirty-nine women participated in this longitudinal study from the third trimester of pregnancy through 8-months postpartum. Women completed depression scales at several time points and rated their infant's characteristics and childcare stress at 2-and 6-months postpartum. Mothers' reports of infant temperament were significantly different for depressed and non-depressed mothers, with depressed mothers reporting more difficult infants at both measurement points. These differences remained after con… Show more

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“…According to McGrath et al, 24 the estimated prevalence of depression in women with children is high (10%-42%), and 38% of women experience depression during pregnancy. These results are in line with the prevalence of depression disorders observed in our surveyed sample.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to McGrath et al, 24 the estimated prevalence of depression in women with children is high (10%-42%), and 38% of women experience depression during pregnancy. These results are in line with the prevalence of depression disorders observed in our surveyed sample.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An infant with difficult-to-soothe crying likely contributes to maternal stress, It is also possible that mothers with incipient depression symptoms had a heightened sensitivity to infant distress and were more likely to interpret their infant' s cues in a negative light, which could bias their report of crying as inconsolable. Depressed mothers have been reported to be more likely to describe difficult temperaments in their children 29 and a higher frequency of cry-fuss behaviors than are objectively recorded. 30 This potential reporting bias has been termed the depression-distortion phenomenon, and has been both supported and refuted empirically.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Caring for infants with difficult temperament has been noted as an obstacle to perceived childcare ability with possible dissatisfaction of a woman's ability as a mother (Mercer). Furthermore, mothers with infants who frequently cry reported feelings of unease, anxiety, depression and increased stress (McGrath et al, 2008), which may interrupt the formation of positive maternal identity. Accordingly, it is necessary not only to teach infant care skills, such as bathing and breast-feeding, but also to provide education that may promote understanding of infant behavior or temperamental characteristics for enhancing positive maternal identity in primiparas.…”
Section: Predictors Of Maternal Identitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, confusion of maternal identity has been reported to delay assurance of becoming a mother, causes problems such the risk for ignoring or abusing the infants, and delay the infants' physical and social development (McGrath, Records, & Rice, 2008;Mercer & Walker).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%