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Maternal stressors and maternal bonding among immigrant and Refugee Arab Americans resettled in the United States.
- Source :
- Research in Nursing & Health; Apr2024, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p141-150, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
-
Abstract
- Maternal bonding with the infant and child is essential for the growth and development of the child, and for establishing the relationship between them. The effect of maternal acculturative stress, trauma, and depressive symptoms on maternal bonding has been established in nonimmigrant populations, but not in immigrant and refugee populations. In this study, we aimed to (1) examine the relationships among maternal psychosocial stress (acculturative stress, posttraumatic stress), depressive symptoms, and maternal bonding, and (2) examine whether maternal depression is a mediator of the relationship between maternal psychosocial stress and maternal bonding among a sample of Arab American immigrant and refugee mothers. Using a cross‐sectional design, we recruited 78 immigrant and refugee Arab American mothers. Acculturative stress was correlated with posttraumatic stress (ρ = 0.56, p < 0.001), depressive symptoms (ρ = 0.48, p < 0.001), and bonding impairment (ρ = 0.39, p < 0.001). Posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms were also correlated with maternal bonding impairment (ρ = 0.39, and 0.52, respectively, p < 0.001 for both). The effect of maternal psychosocial stress on maternal bonding was mediated by depressive symptoms. We concluded that higher levels of acculturative stress and posttraumatic stress were associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms and impairment of maternal bonding. Additionally, maternal depressive symptoms mediated the relationship between maternal stress and bonding. Assessing the stressors and depressive symptoms of immigrant and refugee mothers is key to avoiding negative effects on child outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ARAB Americans
IMMIGRANTS
CROSS-sectional method
EDINBURGH Postnatal Depression Scale
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
CRONBACH'S alpha
ACCULTURATION
T-test (Statistics)
DATA analysis
RESEARCH funding
PSYCHOLOGY of refugees
QUESTIONNAIRES
MULTIPLE regression analysis
POSTPARTUM depression
ATTITUDES of mothers
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
MOTHER-infant relationship
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
PSYCHOLOGY of mothers
STATISTICS
PARENT-infant relationships
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
DATA analysis software
CONFIDENCE intervals
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01606891
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Research in Nursing & Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176212399
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22365