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Attachment disorganization moderates the effect of maternal postnatal depressive symptoms on infant autonomic functioning.
- Source :
- Psychophysiology; Feb2013, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p195-203, 9p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- We examined associations of disorganized attachment and maternal depressive symptoms with infant autonomic functioning in 450 infant-mother dyads enrolled in the Generation R study. Maternal depressive symptoms were measured 2 months postpartum with the Brief Symptom Inventory. At 14 months, we assessed infant attachment with a slightly shortened Strange Situation and measured infant resting heart rate. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia ( RSA) was calculated using spectral analysis. Higher levels of maternal postnatal depressive symptoms predicted lower resting RSA in disorganized infants ( B = −0.31, SE = 0.15, p = .04, R<superscript>2</superscript> = .05) but not in nondisorganized infants ( B = 0.05, SE = 0.06, p = .36). This effect was buffered in disorganized infants with a secondary secure attachment classification. Disorganized infants were more vulnerable to the effect of maternal postnatal depressive symptoms on the physiological stress systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00485772
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Psychophysiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 84636809
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12003