Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Child Dev. 2023 Sep-Oct;94(5):1356-1367. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13934. Epub 2023 Apr 17.
Infant social-emotional development may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated associations between maternal pre- and postnatal pandemic-related concerns and social-emotional developmental risk. Data, collected in 2020-2021, came from 220 mothers (87% white, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian, M = 32.46 years), and infants (53.18% male, M = 12.98 months) in the United States. Maternal postnatal pandemic-related concerns were associated with total risk scores (B = 6.09, p-value <.001) and offspring risk of scoring positive for problems related to inflexibility (B = 4.07, p-value = .006). The total score association was moderated by self-reported social support. Infants may be detrimentally impacted by the pandemic via maternal pandemic-related concerns. Maternal social support may buffer infants.
婴儿的社会情感发展可能会受到 COVID-19 大流行的影响。本研究调查了母亲产前和产后与大流行相关的担忧与社会情感发育风险之间的关联。数据收集于 2020-2021 年,来自美国的 220 名母亲(87%为白人,6%为西班牙裔,1%为黑人,3%为亚洲人,1%为美洲印第安人,M=32.46 岁)及其婴儿(53.18%为男性,M=12.98 个月)。母亲产后与大流行相关的担忧与总风险评分(B=6.09,p 值<.001)和后代灵活性相关问题评分阳性的风险(B=4.07,p 值=.006)有关。社会支持的自我报告调节了总分的相关性。婴儿可能会因母亲对大流行的担忧而受到大流行的不利影响。母亲的社会支持可能会缓冲婴儿的影响。