Maternal Postpartum Depression Impacts Infants' Joint Attention Differentially across Cultures

Autor/inn/en	Astor, Kim; Lindskog, Marcus; Juvrud, Joshua; Wangchuk; Namgyel, Sangay Choden; Wangmo, Tshering; Tshering, Kinzang; Gredebäck, Gustaf
Titel	Maternal Postpartum Depression Impacts Infants' Joint Attention Differentially across Cultures
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 58 (2022) 12, S.2230-2238 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Astor, Kim) ORCID (Lindskog, Marcus)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0001413
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Mothers; Infants; Attention; Eye Movements; Cultural Differences; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Infant Behavior; Child Development; Bhutan; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Aufmerksamkeit; Augenbewegung; Kultureller Unterschied; Korrelation; Ausland; Kindesentwicklung; Schweden
Abstract	We assessed whether the negative association between maternal postpartum depression (PPD) and infants' development of joint attention (gaze following) generalizes from WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) to Majority World contexts. The study was conducted in Bhutan (N = 105, M = 278 days, 52% males) but also draws from publicly available Swedish data (N = 113, M = 302 days, 49% males). We demonstrate that Bhutanese and Swedish infants' development follows the same trajectory. However, Bhutanese infants' gaze following were not related to maternal PPD, which the Swedish infants' were. The results support the notion that there are protecting factors built into the interdependent family model. Despite all the benefits of being raised in a modern welfare state, it seems like Swedish infants, to an extent, are more vulnerable to maternal mental health than Bhutanese infants. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01