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{"title":"Understanding the link between parentification and desire to have children: moderating role of perceived fairness.","authors":"Izabela Huczewska, Klaudia Kruk, Monika Mynarska","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2480388","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2480388","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims/background: </strong>Childhood experiences of assuming adult-like roles and responsibilities (parentification) can substantially affect a person's functioning at different stages of adult development. This study explores how childhood parentification and its perceived fairness are related to young adults' childbearing motivations (positive and negative) and desire to become a parent. We examine the role of instrumental as well as emotional parentification.</p><p><strong>Design/methods: </strong>The Childbearing Questionnaire-Short-Form and the Filial Responsibility Scale-Adult were administered to 491 Polish childless men and women (18-35 years old). Moderated mediation models were applied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that those who reported higher levels of parentification in childhood also exhibited a stronger desire to have a first child. The analysis of moderated mediation models demonstrated that both forms of parentification indirectly increased the desire to have a child through higher positive childbearing motivation. However, these effects were weaker (or nonsignificant) for those who felt their childhood roles were unfair.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings support and advance existing theoretical models of parentification and childbearing decisions by highlighting the important role of the perceived fairness of parentification in the choice to become a parent.</p>","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1469-1484"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143658034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bidirectional relationships between mindfulness and symptoms of depression and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum.","authors":"Izaskun Orue, Oiana Echabe-Ecenarro","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2502378","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2502378","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Perinatal anxiety and depression are significant public health concerns with the potential to affect maternal and infant well-being; therefore, it is crucial to identify protective factors. This study explores the reciprocal relationship between dispositional mindfulness and symptoms of anxiety and depression throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a sample of 347 women, mindfulness traits were evaluated at 26 weeks of gestation and two weeks postpartum, while anxiety and depression symptoms were evaluated at 26 weeks of gestation and at two and six weeks postpartum.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicate that higher levels of non-judging mindfulness during pregnancy predicted reduced depression symptoms at two weeks postpartum, and similarly, higher levels of non-judging mindfulness at two weeks postpartum predicted lessened depression symptoms at six weeks postpartum. Moreover, depressive symptoms during pregnancy predicted reduced mindfulness capacities (non-judging of and non-reactivity to inner experience) in the postpartum period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings underscore the importance of promoting mindfulness during pregnancy as a means to prevent and manage postpartum mood disorders, highlighting the dynamic interplay between mental health symptoms and mindfulness traits.</p>","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1500-1513"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144022280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How do women cope with couples' infertility? Using language to explore elaborative processes.","authors":"Alessia Renzi, Rachele Mariani, Marta Anna Stella Vizzini, Fabiola Fedele, Giuliana Mazzoni, Michela Di Trani","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2448964","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2024.2448964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims/background: </strong>Infertility diagnosis and related treatment can cause profound psychological discomfort and a variety of psychopathological symptoms. This study aims at investigating Referential Process linguistic measures applied to autobiographical memories of women facing fertility issues, hypothesising to find different elaboration and symbolisation capabilities according to the specific memories expressed.</p><p><strong>Design/methods: </strong>Forty-four women (mean age 36.05; SD = 4.66) undergoing Assisted Reproduction Treatment (ART) enrolled at a Hospital fertility medical department in Rome completed a brief socio-demographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. The interviews aimed to collect memories of a neutral event, a positive event, a negative event, and the moment they realised that the couple had a fertility problem. The transcriptions of the interviews were analysed using Referential Process (RP) linguistic measures with IDAAP software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data analysis revealed several significant differences in RP linguistic measures when comparing the different autobiographical episodes. Specifically, the narrative regarding the process of gaining awareness about fertility issues exhibited a high use of abstract words and a strong reflection and reorganisation process, but a low symbolisation process compared to other episodes. Women engaged in this narrative seem to provide explanations for the infertility issues rather than discussing an awareness process. This is consistent with the use of abstract and reflective language, which is related to defensive strategies as the use of rationalisation with emotional distancing in infertility episodes emerged.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This highlights the importance of addressing women's internal emotional processing at the onset of ART to promote both mental and physical wellbeing.</p>","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1329-1341"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142915978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fear of childbirth among pregnant women during crises: the role of resilience and social support.","authors":"Elad Mijalevich-Soker, Orit Taubman-Ben-Ari","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2489545","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2489545","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fear of childbirth (FOC) can be significantly distressful for pregnant women, especially during a crisis. However, how FOC manifests during different types of crises has not been extensively investigated. This study aims to examine the contribution of women's perinatal characteristics, resilience, social support from their family, partners, and friends, and concern for the foetus to their FOC, and to compare their FOC in two different crisis periods: the COVID-19 pandemic and the Israel-Hamas war.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Pregnant women were recruited through social media during two periods: One hundred and ninety-one women were recruited during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 173 during the Israel-Hamas war. The participants were 20-46 years old and completed self-report questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Being pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic, poorer physical health, at-risk pregnancy, and lower resilience were associated with higher FOC. Furthermore, women perceived greater support from their family and partner, higher concerns for their foetus, and higher FOC during COVID-19 than during wartime.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results highlight the vulnerability of having at-risk factors such as worse physical health and at-risk pregnancy, as well as the essential role of resilience as a powerful resource in women's FOC. They uncover that FOC is a context-dependent phenomenon and may be expressed to different extents under different circumstances. Professionals working with pregnant women should consider intervention programmes to develop psychological resilience to reduce the risk of severe FOC.</p>","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1230-1243"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143804478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Postpartum depression and paternal-infant attachment in Iranian fathers.","authors":"Mojgan Zarei Salehabadei, Leila Amini, Shima Haghani, Homa Sadeghi Avval Shahr","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2485120","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2485120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Postnatal depression and inadequate father-child relationships can lead to negative infant behavioural outcomes and are correlated with higher infant mortality and lower child well-being. This study aimed to explore the relationship between paternal postpartum depression and father-infant attachment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 fathers with 2- to 6-months-old babies who were referred to the comprehensive health centres of Tehran between June 28 and 12 July 2023. Postpartum depression and paternal-infant attachment were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Paternal-Infant Attachment Scale (PIAS), respectively. The significance level was set at <i>p</i> < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean depression score for fathers participating in the study was calculated as 10.14 ± 6.02 (range: 0-23). There was a significant negative relationship between the EPDS and PIAS total score (<i>r</i> = -0.72, <i>p</i> < 0.001), as well as between the EPDS score and PIAS scales including: patience and tolerance (<i>r</i> = -0.68, <i>p</i> < 0.001), pleasure in interaction (<i>r</i> = -0.62, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and affection and pride (<i>r</i> = -0.70, <i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Fathers are susceptible to depression during the postpartum period, and postpartum depression diminishes the level of paternal-infant attachment. Based on these results, fathers require more attention and support during the postpartum period.</p>","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1528-1541"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143732241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parenthood regret: an under-recognised aspect of parental wellbeing.","authors":"Saskia Baumgardt, Eva Asselmann","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2026.2679863","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2026.2679863","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1143-1145"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148200660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the impact of childcare on Israeli mothers' maternal compassion preoccupation in times of conflict.","authors":"Avigail Katz, Elad Mijalevich-Soker, Esther Joffe, Orit Taubman-Ben-Ari","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2489546","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2489546","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study explores the impact of wartime on Israeli mothers' experiences following the terrorist events of October 7th. While existing research has focused on children and caregiving practices during war, little attention has been paid to mothers' own experiences, which is the focus of the current study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Interviews were undertaken with 19 Israeli mothers aged 24-43, each having at least one child under the age of 12 months in the very first weeks after the terror attack.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Using a thematic analysis, three core themes emerged: Struggle, Fulfillment, and Self-Care. These findings align with the concept of Maternal Compassion Preoccupation, extending its relevance beyond early motherhood and into challenging circumstances. The study thus proposes a new application of this concept: Maternal Compassion Preoccupation in times of conflict.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This concept of Maternal Compassion Preoccupation in times of conflict offers insights for understanding maternal caregiving during wartime and suggests a new perspective on interventions such as peer support groups and mindfulness training, to mitigate burnout and enhance maternal well-being. The research underscores the transformative potential of caregiving during crises and calls for further exploration across diverse settings and populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1453-1468"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143804479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parental burnout, personality, and parenting alliance in first-time mothers and fathers during the perinatal period.","authors":"Jacopo Tracchegiani, Nicola Carone","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2451379","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2451379","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Parental burnout - a condition characterised by intense exhaustion related to parenting, emotional distancing from one's children, a loss of parental fulfilment, and a lack of recognition of oneself as the parent used and wanted to be - is particularly critical during the perinatal period. While previous research has focused mainly on mothers, suggesting that dispositional and couple factors influence parental burnout more than sociodemographic factors, little is known about fathers' experiences and the influence of personality and couple functioning on parental burnout.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This cross-sectional study examined the impact of personality functioning (Level of Personality Functioning Scale - Brief Form 2.0) and the moderating role of parenting alliance (Parenting Alliance Measure) on parental burnout (Parental Burnout Assessment) among 434 cisgender heterosexual first-time parents (345 primary caregiving mothers: <i>M</i>_<i>age</i> = 38.03, <i>SD</i> = 6.20; 89 secondary caregiving fathers: <i>M</i>_<i>age</i> = 38.29, <i>SD</i> = 6.85) with children aged 0-12 months (49.54% assigned females at birth).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fathers reported lower parental burnout and higher parenting alliance compared to mothers. Greater impairments in self-functioning were associated with increased parental burnout, particularly in mothers. Parenting alliance moderated this relationship; lower perceived parenting alliance amplified the negative impact of self-functioning impairments on parental burnout for both mothers and fathers. Interpersonal functioning did not significantly predict parental burnout.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Tailored interventions, especially perinatally, should aim at strengthening parenting alliance and enhancing mothers' and fathers' self-functioning, with future research exploring diverse family and cultural contexts for comprehensive intervention strategies. Limitations and future directions are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1410-1423"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between postpartum haemorrhage, postnatal mental health and longer term mental illness: a record-linked cohort study.","authors":"Su Mon Latt, Charles Opondo, Fiona Alderdice, Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Rachel Rowe","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2490763","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2490763","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate the associations between primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), postnatal mental health and longer-term mental illness in a high-income setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A population-based retrospective cohort study of 18,798 women giving birth between 2008 and 2016 in Grampian, Scotland, was conducted, using linked data from the Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank and Scottish administrative healthcare datasets. 'Longer-term mental illness' was assessed using a composite outcome comprising mental-health related hospitalisation, prescription or death, from the end of the first postnatal year to 10 years after birth. We used extended Cox regression models to investigate the association between primary PPH in any first or subsequent births (the exposure) and subsequent mental illness, adjusted for sociodemographic, past medical history and pregnancy and birth-related factors, stratified by the presence of mental illness in the first postnatal year.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found no association between PPH and longer-term mental illness beyond the first postnatal year, regardless of severity of PPH or mode of birth [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 0.97, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.81-1.16, <i>p</i> = 0.75]. Women who received psychotropic medication, or were hospitalised for mental illness in the first postnatal year, were around 12 times more likely [aHR 12.77,95% CI 10.94-14.91,<i>p</i> < 0.001] to experience mental illness in the second and third postnatal year, with a continuing association for up to 10 years after the first postnatal year, independent of PPH status.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study provides no evidence of an association between PPH and longer-term mental illness, after taking into account the presence of mental illness in the first postnatal year.</p>","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1485-1499"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144054269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of eco-anxiety in reproductive wish during emerging adulthood.","authors":"Anaja Kos, Vlasta Novak Zabukovec, Vesna Jug","doi":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2508875","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02646838.2025.2508875","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims/background: </strong>Eco-anxiety is one of the most common psychological reactions to environmental issues and is associated with both past and anticipated events. Younger generations are particularly conscious of their responsibilities, which, in turn, influence their reproductive wish.</p><p><strong>Design/methods: </strong>In this study, the connection between the mental health construct of eco-anxiety and reproductive wish was examined to better understand the influence of environmental issues during emerging adulthood. Responses were analysed from 324 Slovenian participants aged 18 to 30 years, who completed four online questionnaires: the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale, the Hope Scale, the CES-D, and the STAI X-2.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The discriminative validity of eco-anxiety was confirmed, and a significant correlation between eco-anxiety and reproductive wish was identified. Specifically, participants with higher levels of eco-anxiety expressed lower desire to have children. This relationship was further explored with reference to gender, age, education level, self-assessed financial independence, anxiety, depression, and hope based on denial.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how environmental issues exert influence on reproductive decision-making through their impact on mental health. The need to adapt existing interventions and develop new educational programmes is emphasised to support younger generations in navigating the transition to adulthood. These initiatives should aim to enhance knowledge and awareness of the mental health impacts of environmental concerns, promote effective coping strategies, and foster resilience. Such efforts could assist in managing eco-anxiety and cultivating a more positive outlook on the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":47721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1167-1182"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}