a The Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work , Bar Ilan University , Ramat Gan , Israel.
b Department of Neonatology, the Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.
J Reprod Infant Psychol. 2019 Jul;37(3):277-289. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2018.1554245. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
: Positive outcomes in the aftermath of childbirth have increasingly been studied in the last decade. However, most of the studies concentrate on short-term outcomes. The current study examined the perceived personal growth of mothers four years after childbirth, investigating the contribution of the event characteristics (full-term/pre-term birth), internal resources (optimism, self-esteem) and personal growth as measured one year after the birth. : Mothers (n=259) participated in the study by completing a set of self-report questionnaires one and four years following the birth of their child/ren. : Personal growth after four years was found to be higher among mothers of pre-terms than of full-terms, and higher four years after the birth than it had been three years earlier. Furthermore, regression analysis indicated the significant contributions of being a mother to pre-term baby/ies, optimism and personal growth one year after the birth to women's personal growth three years later. : The results highlight the potential long-term effects of giving birth to a pre-term baby on personal growth, as well as the contribution of optimism as an important internal resource. They also indicate the development of personal growth over time. Explanations for the findings are offered and their practical implications are discussed.
: 近十年来，人们越来越多地研究分娩后的积极结果。然而，大多数研究都集中在短期结果上。本研究调查了母亲在分娩四年后的个人成长感知，探讨了事件特征（足月/早产）、内部资源（乐观、自尊）和出生一年后测量的个人成长对其的贡献。: 母亲（n=259）通过在孩子出生后一年和四年时完成一套自我报告问卷参与了这项研究。: 研究发现，与足月出生的母亲相比，早产儿的母亲四年后的个人成长水平更高，且比三年前更高。此外，回归分析表明，成为早产儿母亲、出生一年后的乐观和个人成长对女性三年后个人成长的显著贡献。: 研究结果强调了生育早产儿对个人成长的潜在长期影响，以及乐观作为一种重要内部资源的重要性。它们还表明个人成长是随着时间的推移而发展的。本文提供了对这些发现的解释，并讨论了它们的实际意义。
