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{"title":"Reconsidering the dangerous normalization of postpartum sleep loss","authors":"Alexandra M. Davis, Natalie L. Solomon","doi":"10.1007/s00737-026-01698-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-026-01698-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13079470/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147670045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From promise to proof: making multimodal LLMs in reproductive psychiatry audit-ready, privacy-verifiable, and globally deployable","authors":"M Vijayasimha, M Srikanth, Manbeer Singh","doi":"10.1007/s00737-026-01699-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-026-01699-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147669972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Network structure of depression and anxiety in Bangladeshi women","authors":"Firoj Al-Mamun,&nbsp;Mohammed A. Mamun,&nbsp;Moneerah Mohammad Almerab,&nbsp;Johurul Islam,&nbsp;David Gozal,&nbsp;Mohammad Muhit","doi":"10.1007/s00737-026-01693-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-026-01693-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent and frequently co-occurring mental health conditions, yet their symptom-level interrelationships remain poorly understood in low-and middle-income countries. Conceptualizing mental disorders as networks of interacting symptoms, this study aimed to examine the network structure of depression and anxiety symptoms among Bangladeshi women.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study used cross-sectional data from the 2022 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, comprising 19,930 women aged 15–49 years. Sixteen symptoms from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were analyzed. A Gaussian graphical model was estimated using the Extended Bayesian Information Criterion graphical lasso (EBICglasso). Centrality and bridge centrality indices were computed to identify highly connected symptoms and cross-domain connectivity, respectively. Network stability and edge weight accuracy were evaluated using bootstrapping procedures.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The network demonstrated dense within-domain connectivity for both anxiety and depression symptoms, alongside multiple cross-domain conditional associations. Trouble relaxing and nervousness were among the most central anxiety symptoms, while sad mood, psychomotor symptoms, and suicidal ideation were highly central within the depression subnetwork. Bridge centrality identified feeling afraid, irritability, and nervousness as prominent anxiety-related bridge symptoms, and sad mood, anhedonia, psychomotor symptoms, and suicidal ideation as key depressive symptoms linking the two domains. The network showed excellent stability (CS-coefficient = 0.75).</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study provides the first nationally representative network analysis of anxiety and depression symptoms among Bangladeshi women. The findings highlight distinct roles of symptoms in overall connectivity and cross-domain linkage, offering a descriptive framework for understanding comorbidity patterns in resource-limited settings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147637774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of maternity blues among postpartum mothers: a multi-facility prospective cohort in rural Southwestern Uganda","authors":"Catherine Atuhaire,&nbsp;Taseera Kabanda,&nbsp;Daniel Atwine,&nbsp;Samuel Maling,&nbsp;Vikram Patel","doi":"10.1007/s00737-025-01642-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-025-01642-6","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maternity blues (MBs) are mild and self-limiting depressive symptoms that occur within the first weeks postpartum. However, failure to identify and manage affected mothers can lead to maternal emotional and cognitive impairment, disrupt infant care, and increase the risk of postpartum depression (PPD), infanticide, or suicide. The average prevalence of maternity blues in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is 39%, with 10–15% of affected mothers progressing to PPD. Therefore, providing timely support and management to mothers experiencing maternity blues is crucial to prevent this progression. We determined the prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of maternity blues among postpartum mothers in rural south western Uganda.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;The findings in this manuscript were part of a prospective cohort that aimed at investigating Perceived Maternal Social Support and Perinatal Depression among women from latent labor to six weeks postpartum. We conducted a multi-facility study to assess maternity blues among 523 mothers at six hours and six days postpartum from November 2023 to March 2024. The study was carried out in three health facilities in Mbarara District, rural southwestern Uganda. The prevalence of maternity blues was based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and PPD was based on the Mini International Psychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I 7.0.2) using the depression module. Factors associated with maternity blues were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression. Variables with a p-value &lt; 0.2 in bivariate analysis were included in the multivariate model, with statistical significance set at &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; 0.05. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were reported. Data were entered into EPI Info software version 7.2 and analyzed using STATA software version 14.0.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Of the 523 enrolled participants, 33 had maternity blues at six hours and or six days postpartum giving a prevalence of 6.3% (95% CI: 4.5–8.8). No significant disparities were noted in the prevalence of maternity blues across maternal age groups.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In multivariate analysis, the following factors showed an independent statistically significant association with maternity blues at either six hours and six days postpartum: baby not breastfeeding well (AOR = 5.2; 95% CI: 1.7–16.4, &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; = 0.01) and mother having had any Stressful life event during labor (AOR = 15.2; 95% CI: 4.9–47.1, &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; 0.01). Overall, the odds of developing PPD was 5.3 times higher among mothers with maternity blues as compared to those without, &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; 0.01.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;This study provides new insights into the prevalence of maternity blues in rural southwestern Uganda, highlighting a reduction in the prevalence of antepartum depression within the same cohort of mothers. However, there remains a need for additional preliminary data on maternity blues, as well as improved screening and inter","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147621117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of the Spanish-language version of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale Research Short Form: PSAS-ES-RSF","authors":"Natalia Costas-Ramón,&nbsp;Agustina María Vinagre-González,&nbsp;Sergio A. Silverio,&nbsp;Victoria Fallon,&nbsp;Paul Christiansen,&nbsp;Marta Evelia Aparicio-García","doi":"10.1007/s00737-026-01695-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-026-01695-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Postpartum anxiety is a prevalent emotional disorder affecting approximately 20% of women, often more common than postpartum depression. Despite its high prevalence, the Spanish healthcare system lacks screening programs specifically targeting this condition.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study aimed to develop and validate a short version of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale (PSAS-ES-RSF) to address time constraints in clinical practice and improve its usability as a screening tool. Using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on two independent Spanish samples (Sample 1: N = 699; Sample 2: N = 293), a 16-item version was extracted from the original 51-item PSAS-ES.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The four-factor structure of the PSAS-ES-RSF—addressing maternal competence, infant safety, practical infant care, and psychosocial adjustment—demonstrated strong psychometric properties (CFI &gt; .95, RMSEA &lt; .08). Cultural context and risk factors, such as maternal self-efficacy and the return to work, influenced the selection of items, showing some variation from the English-language short form.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The PSAS-ES-RSF offers a reliable and efficient tool for exploring postpartum anxiety in Spanish-speaking populations. Further research is needed to explore its applicability in diverse cultural contexts and to continue refining postpartum anxiety screening strategies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13035555/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interpretable prediction of anxiety symptoms during pregnancy via machine learning and SHAP","authors":"Yao Xu,&nbsp;Qingwen Nie,&nbsp;Yanshan Lin,&nbsp;Yanxuan Xiao,&nbsp;Fang Liu,&nbsp;Xiaoqin Ouyang,&nbsp;Shuang Liu,&nbsp;Huiming Yang,&nbsp;Chengcheng Li,&nbsp;Chaoqun Xiao,&nbsp;Zhijian Wang","doi":"10.1007/s00737-026-01691-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-026-01691-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Perinatal anxiety severely impacts maternal and infant health, yet efficient screening remains a challenge. This study aims to create a clinically interpretable screening framework by employing a machine learning (ML) model explained via Shapley additive explanations (SHAP).</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>This cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2022 and August 2023 at a tertiary teaching hospital in Guangzhou, China. We assessed pregnant women for prenatal anxiety symptoms via the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). Four ML models—random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), and k-nearest neighbor (KNN)—were trained and evaluated via 10-fold cross-validation with a 7:3 train‒test split. Model performance was assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), and SHAP values were used to interpret feature contributions.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>We screened 3141 participants via the GAD-7 and identified 318 with prenatal anxiety symptoms, yielding an incidence of 10.1%. The variables most strongly associated with anxiety were selected from 30 candidate variables by using the Boruta algorithm. XGBoost achieved the highest discriminative performance (AUC = 0.712), slightly outperforming RF (AUC = 0.711) and SVM (AUC = 0.633). The KNN model showed near-random performance (AUC = 0.509). SHAP analysis identified sleep quality, premenstrual tension, age, personality, spousal and mother‑daughter‑in‑law relationship quality, occupation, education, dietary habits, and stressful life events as key factors associated with antenatal anxiety symptoms.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The XGBoost model demonstrated acceptable accuracy for identifying antenatal anxiety symptoms. SHAP-based interpretability helps highlight high-impact psychosocial and lifestyle factors, offering a potential tool for early identification and prevention strategies in obstetric care.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk factors of post-partum depression among Malaysian women from 2011 to 2023: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Rania Alsabi,&nbsp;Amilia Afzan Mohd Jamil,&nbsp;Rima Angrena Dasrilsyah,&nbsp;Aishah Siddiqah Alimuddin,&nbsp;Ruthpackiavathy Rajen Durai","doi":"10.1007/s00737-026-01680-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-026-01680-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant psychiatric condition and is one of the largest contributors to pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality. This study aims to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate and quantify the effect of expected risk factors for PPD that are unique to Malaysian women.</p><h3>Methodology</h3><p>Primary sources (Ovid Medline, Wiley Online Library, Cochrane, and Scopus databases) and secondary sources (ProQuest library and grey literature) were scanned. Peer-reviewed studies were included in this review using Mendeley® Reference Manager. Using PRISMA 2020 guidelines, online databases were searched for studies that reported risk factors for PPD in Malaysia from 2011 to 2023. Data extraction forms with summary tables were made with EPPI®-Reviewer 4 software. For meta-analysis, Review Manager 5.4.1 was used to estimate pooled PPD risk factors with a 95% confidence interval (CI), forest plot, and a random-effect model. Cochran's (Q) test was employed to check for heterogeneity, while a funnel plot was utilised to investigate publication bias.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The total included studies for this review were nine, with a combined sample size of 10,326 postnatal mothers. The identified risk factors were grouped into three clusters: biological, psychological, and social factors. A total of 42 risk factors for PPD were identified, with a history of depression and exposure to non-exclusive breastfeeding being the most significant predictors associated with increased risks of PPD in Malaysia.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This systematic review and meta-analysis determined that biological determinants exerted the most influence on PPD among Malaysian women. This underscores the need of structured assessment in routine maternal care in the Malaysian context. Many studies in Malaysia used Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale postnatally, with less emphasis on antenatal period or follow-up studies, which highlights the need for a cultural-sensitive screening methods at routine maternal healthcare services in Malaysia.</p><p>Patient or public contribution.</p><p>No patient participated in any part of this systematic review, contributed to the discussion on refining the results, or critically reviewed the manuscript. Only academics were co-authors of this manuscript.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147571927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perinatal obsessive–compulsive symptoms and maternal-infant bonding: A longitudinal examination of depression and relationship quality","authors":"Journa Njoh,&nbsp;Jonathan S. Abramowitz,&nbsp;Rashelle Musci,&nbsp;Mary C. Kimmel,&nbsp;Lauren M. Osborne,&nbsp;Jack Samuels,&nbsp;Paul Nestadt,&nbsp;Gerald Nestadt,&nbsp;Eric A. Storch","doi":"10.1007/s00737-026-01694-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-026-01694-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Perinatal obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptoms are common and distressing, yet their impact on early parenting outcomes such as maternal-infant bonding remains poorly understood. Although prior research links maternal depression and anxiety to bonding difficulties, less is known about how perinatal OC symptoms relate to maternal-infant bonding over time, or the extent to which maternal-partner relationship quality is associated with these outcomes, and whether depressive symptoms explain observed associations.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of 256 pregnant women recruited from two U.S. sites between 2020 and 2023. Participants completed self-report and clinician-administered assessments at 20 weeks (PGWK20), 34 weeks gestation (PGWK34), and at 6 weeks (PP6WK) and 6 months postpartum (PP6MO). OC symptoms were measured using the Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and the Perinatal Thoughts and Behaviors Checklist (PTBC), depressive symptoms with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), maternal-partner relationship quality with the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), and maternal-infant bonding with the Postnatal Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ).</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Prenatal OC symptom severity (PGWK34) and OC symptom severity assessed at PP6WK did not directly predict maternal-infant bonding difficulties at PP6WK or PP6MO. Depressive symptoms at PP6WK significantly mediated the association between prenatal OC symptoms and bonding difficulties at PP6MO. Higher maternal-partner relationship quality during pregnancy (PGWK34) predicted fewer bonding difficulties at PP6MO but was not associated with the strength of associations between OC symptoms and bonding outcomes.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Perinatal OC symptoms may indirectly influence maternal-infant bonding through co-occurring depressive symptoms, highlighting the importance of mood-focused assessment and personalized intervention during pregnancy. Maternal-partner relationship quality emerged as a general protective factor associated with fewer bonding difficulties but did not moderate associations between OC symptoms and bonding outcomes. Integrated screening and intervention approaches targeting both mood and OC features may enhance maternal well-being and early relational outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00737-026-01694-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147525824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Maternal internalizing symptoms as a mechanism linking pre- and postnatal COVID-19 pandemic exposure with preschool-aged children’s neurodevelopment","authors":"Katherine E. Finegold,&nbsp;Julia A. Knight,&nbsp;Rayjean J. Hung,&nbsp;Cindy-Lee Dennis,&nbsp;Prakesh S. Shah,&nbsp;Jody Wong,&nbsp;Kashtin Bertoni,&nbsp;Robert D. Levitan,&nbsp;Jennifer M. Jenkins,&nbsp;Stephen G. Matthews,&nbsp;Mark Wade","doi":"10.1007/s00737-026-01686-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-026-01686-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>There is some evidence that children exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic experienced more neurodevelopmental difficulties than children before the pandemic, as well as evidence that women with young children experienced more mental health challenges during this period compared to pre-pandemic. However, it is unclear whether increased maternal mental health challenges acted as a mechanism linking pandemic exposure to children’s neurodevelopment difficulties.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>As part of the Ontario Birth Study, women (<i>N</i> = 862) reported their internalizing (i.e., depression and anxiety) symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) at three timepoints (prenatally and 8 and 24 months postnatally). Child neurodevelopment was assessed at 24 months using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 (ASQ-3). Analyses included a combination of regression and path analyses with adjustment for covariates.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Women exposed to the pandemic prenatally and at 8 and 24 months postnatally reported more concurrent internalizing difficulties than those not exposed; however, women exposed both pre- and postnatally did not differ from those only exposed postnatally. Higher prenatal maternal internalizing symptoms were associated with lower child gross motor skills at 24 months. Higher maternal internalizing symptoms at 8 and 24 months were marginally (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.1) associated with lower child personal-social and gross motor skills, respectively, at 24 months. The association between prenatal pandemic exposure and lower gross motor skills was marginally mediated by the presence of prenatal maternal internalizing symptoms.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Mothers and young children may have been particularly vulnerable to pandemic stress. Maternal internalizing symptoms, especially during pregnancy, may serve as a pathway linking pandemic exposure with child neurodevelopment and may represent a malleable target for intervention.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00737-026-01686-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147519632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms, neuroticism, and posttraumatic growth as predictors of children’s posttraumatic stress symptoms following the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes","authors":"Berhan Akdağ,&nbsp;Hilal Yazıcı Kopuz,&nbsp;Kübra Gıran","doi":"10.1007/s00737-026-01696-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00737-026-01696-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Parental mental health plays a critical role in the psychosocial adjustment of children following a major earthquake. Specifically, maternal PTSD symptoms have been identified as significant risk factors for the development of PTSD symptoms in their children. However, the predictive roles of maternal PTSD symptoms, posttraumatic growth, and neuroticism on adolescent PTSD symptoms have been underexplored.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study included adolescents aged 12 to 17 years and their mothers, all of whom were admitted to a child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic in Türkiye. Data collection was conducted from June to August 2024, approximately 16 to 18 months after the earthquake, through face-to-face interviews.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Maternal PTSD scores demonstrated significant positive correlations with adolescents’ PTSD scores. Maternal PTSD scores were positively associated with adolescents’ PTSD scores at lower levels of maternal posttraumatic growth, whereas this relationship was not statistically significant at higher levels of maternal posttraumatic growth. Moreover, maternal posttraumatic growth was negatively associated with adolescents’ PTSD scores at lower levels of maternal neuroticism, but this association was not significant at higher levels of neuroticism.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The present findings underscore the potential link between maternal and adolescent PTSD symptoms, highlighting the critical need to monitor and address the well-being of both mother–adolescent dyads during the post-earthquake period. Furthermore, fostering posttraumatic growth in parents and recognizing highly neurotic parents as a potential risk group and providing targeted interventions to improve their emotion regulation and coping skills may reduce mental health risks for their children.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8369,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Women's Mental Health","volume":"29 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147502866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}