Maternal Attachment State of Mind Moderates the Impact of Postnatal Depression on Infant Attachment

Autor/inn/en	McMahon, Catherine A.; Barnett, Byranne; Kowalenko, Nicholas M.; Tennant, Christopher C.
Titel	Maternal Attachment State of Mind Moderates the Impact of Postnatal Depression on Infant Attachment
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47 (2006) 7, S.660-669 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9630
DOI	10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01547.x
Schlagwörter	Middle Class; Mothers; Infants; Attachment Behavior; Depression (Psychology); Perinatal Influences; Parent Influence; Correlation; Longitudinal Studies; Interviews; Check Lists; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Adult Attachment Interview + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mittelschicht; Mother; Mutter; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Perinatalperiode; Korrelation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Checkliste; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Background: Empirical studies have revealed a significant, but modest association between maternal depression and insecure mother-child attachment. Across studies, however, a substantial number of mothers with depression are able to provide a sensitive caretaking environment for their children. This paper aimed to explore whether a mother's own state of mind regarding attachment moderated the association between postpartum depression and insecure mother-child attachment. Methods: Mothers (n = 111), mainly middle-class mothers, and their infants participated in a longitudinal study of postnatal depression, maternal attachment state of mind and child attachment. Depression was assessed using a diagnostic interview (at 4 and 12 months) and symptom checklists (at 4, 12 and 15 months). The Adult Attachment Interview was conducted at 12 months and the Strange Situation procedure at 15 months. Results: Mothers diagnosed as depressed were more likely to have an insecure state of mind regarding attachment. Infants of chronically depressed mothers were more likely to be insecurely attached; however, the relationship between maternal depression and child attachment was moderated by maternal attachment state of mind. Conclusions: Results are discussed with reference to resiliency factors for women with postnatal depression and implications for intervention. (As Provided).
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