Center for Child & Human Development, Georgetown University, 3300 Whitehaven St. NW, Washington, DC 20057, United States.
Infant Behav Dev. 2011 Apr;34(2):339-50. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.02.005. Epub 2011 Mar 12.
Although maternal attachment is an important predictor of infant attachment security and other developmental outcomes, little is known about the formation of maternal attachment in the first few months of the infant's life, particularly among ethnic minority mothers. The current study examined the predictors of postpartum maternal attachment in a sample of 217 Latina women enrolled in a perinatal depression prevention trial. Mothers' attachment to their infants was measured at 6-8 weeks postpartum using the Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale. A variety of predictors of early attachment were explored including: depressive symptoms during pregnancy, pregnancy intention, feelings about the pregnancy, and the quality of the partner relationship. The strongest predictor of lower maternal attachment was depressive symptoms late in pregnancy; pregnancy intention was marginally predictive of attachment, with lower scores being associated with unwanted pregnancies. The study fills a critical gap in our understanding of the role of depressive symptoms during pregnancy in shaping mothers' early attachment to their infants.
尽管母婴依恋是婴儿依恋安全性和其他发展结果的重要预测因素，但对于婴儿生命头几个月中母婴依恋的形成，特别是在少数民族母亲中，人们知之甚少。本研究在一项围产期抑郁预防试验中，对 217 名拉丁裔妇女的样本，考察了产后母婴依恋的预测因素。母亲对婴儿的依恋在产后 6-8 周使用母婴产后依恋量表进行测量。探讨了多种早期依恋的预测因素，包括：怀孕期间的抑郁症状、怀孕意图、对怀孕的感受以及伴侣关系的质量。与较低母婴依恋呈最强相关性的是孕期晚期的抑郁症状；怀孕意图与依恋呈边缘相关性，得分较低与意外怀孕有关。这项研究填补了我们对怀孕期间抑郁症状在塑造母亲早期对婴儿依恋方面的作用的理解空白。
