ABSTRACT

Professional literature has indicated the detrimental effect of postpartum depression (PPD) and impaired mother's bond with baby (MBB) on infants throughout their development. The present study aimed to examine whether the associations between caregiving dispositions and both postpartum depression (PPD) and mothers’ perception of their bond with baby (MBB) are mediated by maternal self-efficacy, and whether these mediation paths are moderated by marital satisfaction. In this study participated 182 mothers who were in the six months that followed the birth of their child. Results indicated that anxious caregiving predicted both PPD and MBB; however, avoidant caregiving was related only to PPD. Maternal self-efficacy had a salient contribution to both PPD and MBB, and fully mediated the link between anxious caregiving and both PPD and MBB. Marital satisfaction moderated the link between anxious caregiving and MBB. The findings suggest that it may be important when forming interventions focused on enhancing self-efficacy.

摘要

专业文献表明产后抑郁症 (PPD) 和母婴关系受损 (MBB) 对婴儿整个发育过程的不利影响。本研究旨在检验照料倾向与产后抑郁症 (PPD) 和母亲对其与婴儿关系 (MBB) 的看法之间的关联是否由母亲自我效能感调节，以及这些调节路径是否由婚姻满意度调节。在这项研究中，有 182 名母亲参加了他们孩子出生后的六个月。结果表明，焦虑的照料可以预测 PPD 和 MBB；然而，回避式照料仅与 PPD 相关。母亲自我效能感对 PPD 和 MBB 都有显着贡献，并充分调节了焦虑照料与 PPD 和 MBB 之间的联系。婚姻满意度调节了焦虑照料与 MBB 之间的联系。研究结果表明，在形成以提高自我效能为重点的干预措施时，这可能很重要。