Our aim was to study the effects of maternal perinatal mood and maternal emotional availability on child emotional availability and negative affect during the still-face procedure (SFP). The sample included 214 women who participated in a prospective study. We assessed maternal mood problems using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and PRAQ questionnaire during pregnancy and using STAI and EPDS questionnaires during pregnancy and at 6 months after delivery. Maternal and child emotional availability were studied using the Emotional Availability Scales during the SFP at 6 months. We observed and quantified child's negative affect during SFP episodes. We found that mothers with maternal mood problems (anxiety and/or depression) during pregnancy, but not postnatally, showed less optimal maternal structuring during the SFP, and the children showed lower involvement and responsiveness during interactions with their mothers. Furthermore, lower maternal emotional availability was related to the child's higher negative affect during the SFP. Our findings underline the independent roles of both prenatal stress exposure and maternal caregiving behavior in a child's socioemotional development.

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母亲产前情绪问题和较低的母亲情绪可用性与儿童情绪可用性的质量较低和静止面部手术期间更高的负面影响相关

我们的目的是研究孕妇围产期情绪和母亲情绪可用性对儿童情绪可用性和静止面部手术 (SFP) 期间的负面影响的影响。样本包括参与前瞻性研究的 214 名女性。我们在怀孕期间使用 Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 和 PRAQ 问卷以及在怀孕期间和分娩后 6 个月时使用 STAI 和 EPDS 问卷评估了母亲的情绪问题。在 6 个月的 SFP 期间，使用情绪可用性量表研究了母亲和儿童的情绪可用性。我们观察并量化了儿童在 SFP 发作期间的负面影响。我们发现在怀孕期间有母亲情绪问题（焦虑和/或抑郁）的母亲，而不是在出生后，在 SFP 期间表现出不太理想的母亲结构，孩子们在与母亲的互动中表现出较低的参与度和反应能力。此外，较低的母亲情绪可用性与孩子在 SFP 期间较高的负面影响有关。我们的研究结果强调了产前压力暴露和母亲照顾行为在儿童社会情感发展中的独立作用。