Maternal perinatal social support and infant social-emotional problems and competencies: a longitudinal cross-cohort replication study

IF 3.2 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Archives of Women's Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-05-31 DOI:10.1007/s00737-024-01473-x

Melanie Schuijers, Christopher J. Greenwood, Jennifer E. McIntosh, George Youssef, Primrose Letcher, Jacqui A. Macdonald, Elizabeth Spry, Genevieve Le Bas, Samantha Teague, Ebony Biden, Elizabeth Elliott, Steve Allsop, Lucinda Burns, Craig A. Olsson, Delyse M. Hutchinson

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Abstract

Purpose

Maternal perinatal social support is theorised to promote offspring social-emotional development, yet few studies have prospectively examined this relationship. Findings may inform preventative intervention efforts, to support a healthy start to emotional life.

Methods

This study examined whether maternal social support perinatally predicts infant social-emotional development at 12 months of age in two longitudinal cohort studies: The Australian Temperament Project (ATP) (n = 1,052 mother-infant dyads [653 mothers, M _{age_at_birth} = 32.03, 88% Australian-born; 1,052 infants, 52% girls]) and The Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study (Triple B) (n = 1,537 dyads [1,498 mothers, M _{age_at_birth} = 32.53, 56% Australian-born; 1,537 infants, 49% girls]). Social support was assessed at pregnancy (third trimester) and eight-weeks post-birth. Infant social-emotional competencies (ATP: Brief Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA), Competencies Scale; Triple B: Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-Social Emotional Scale) and problems (ATP: BITSEA, Problems Scale; Triple B: Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional Scale), were assessed at 12-months of age.

Results

In ATP, social support was associated with lower offspring problems (pregnancy: β = -0.15; post-birth: β = -0.12) and greater competencies (pregnancy: β = 0.12; post-birth: β = 0.16) at 12 months. In Triple B, social support also predicted lower offspring problems (pregnancy: β = -0.11; post-birth: β = -0.07) and greater competencies (pregnancy: β = 0.07) at 12 months. Findings did not indicate an association between support at eight-weeks post-birth and subsequent competencies (β = 0.06).

Conclusions

Evidence suggests that perinatal social support promotes healthy infant social and emotional development. These results underscore the critical importance of social support for mothers transitioning into parenthood.

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母亲围产期的社会支持与婴儿的社会情感问题和能力：一项纵向交叉队列重复研究。

目的：根据理论，母亲围产期的社会支持可促进后代的社会情感发展，但很少有研究对这种关系进行前瞻性研究。研究结果可为预防性干预工作提供信息，以支持情感生活的健康开端：本研究在两项纵向队列研究中考察了母亲的围产期社会支持是否能预测婴儿 12 个月大时的社会情感发展：澳大利亚气质项目（ATP）（n = 1,052 个母婴二元组[653 位母亲，出生时平均年龄 = 32.03 岁，88% 在澳大利亚出生；1,052 名婴儿，52% 为女孩]）和三重 B 妊娠队列研究（Triple B）（n = 1,537 个二元组[1,498 位母亲，出生时平均年龄 = 32.53 岁，56% 在澳大利亚出生；1,537 名婴儿，49% 为女孩]）。社会支持在孕期（怀孕三个月）和产后八周进行评估。婴儿的社会情感能力（ATP：婴幼儿社会情感简明评估（BITSEA），能力量表；Triple B：贝利婴幼儿发展量表-社会情感量表）和问题（ATP：婴幼儿社会情感简明评估，问题量表；Triple B：年龄与阶段问卷：结果显示：在 ATP 中，社会支持与幼儿的社会情感发展相关：在 ATP 中，社会支持与 12 个月时后代较低的问题（孕期：β = -0.15；出生后：β = -0.12）和较高的能力（孕期：β = 0.12；出生后：β = 0.16）相关。在三重 B 中，社会支持也预示着 12 个月时后代问题较少（怀孕期：β = -0.11；出生后：β = -0.07），能力较强（怀孕期：β = 0.07）。研究结果表明，产后八周时的支持与随后的能力（β = 0.06）并无关联：有证据表明，围产期的社会支持可促进婴儿社交和情感的健康发展。这些结果强调了社会支持对即将为人父母的母亲的重要性。

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Archives of Women's Mental Health 医学-精神病学

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8.00

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4.40%

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Archives of Women’s Mental Health is the official journal of the International Association for Women''s Mental Health, Marcé Society and the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology (NASPOG). The exchange of knowledge between psychiatrists and obstetrician-gynecologists is one of the major aims of the journal. Its international scope includes psychodynamics, social and biological aspects of all psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders in women. The editors especially welcome interdisciplinary studies, focussing on the interface between psychiatry, psychosomatics, obstetrics and gynecology. Archives of Women’s Mental Health publishes rigorously reviewed research papers, short communications, case reports, review articles, invited editorials, historical perspectives, book reviews, letters to the editor, as well as conference abstracts. Only contributions written in English will be accepted. The journal assists clinicians, teachers and researchers to incorporate knowledge of all aspects of women’s mental health into current and future clinical care and research.