Stafford Lucy, Munns Lydia, Crossland Anna E, Kirk Elizabeth, Preston Catherine E J
Department of Psychology, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
Department of Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Midwifery. 2024 Apr;131:103940. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.103940. Epub 2024 Feb 1.
There is limited understanding and contradictory results regarding the contribution of the pregnant bodily experience to antenatal attachment.
Antenatal attachment is an important aspect of pregnancy, which has been linked with positive maternal and infant outcomes. Given the profound physical process of pregnancy, it is likely that bodily experience is implicated in antenatal attachment, with research supporting the involvement of pregnancy body (dis)satisfaction. However, previous research reveals conflicting results and has only focused on exteroceptive bodily experience (appearance) rather than internal physiological sensations (interoception).
To examine the relative contributions of both external and internal bodily experience in antenatal attachment.
This cross-sectional study collected online survey data from 159 pregnant participants with measures capturing interoceptive sensibility (subjective experience of interoception), pregnancy body dissatisfaction and antenatal attachment.
We replicated previous findings that pregnancy body dissatisfaction is related to antenatal attachment. However, the relationship between pregnancy body dissatisfaction and antenatal attachment was moderated by worry about interoceptive signals. The interoceptive construct of body trust was most strongly associated with antenatal attachment.
The results suggest that interoception is important for antenatal attachment, particularly feelings of body trust. Moreover, for individuals who were less worried about bodily sensations, high levels of body dissatisfaction were associated with low attachment scores, whilst for those who were more concerned about these sensations, the relationship between body dissatisfaction and antenatal attachment was mitigated.
The results suggest that focusing on internal sensations may be a protective strategy against pregnancy body dissatisfaction to strengthen maternal bonds.
关于孕期身体体验对产前依恋的作用，人们的理解有限且研究结果相互矛盾。
产前依恋是孕期的一个重要方面，它与母婴的良好结局相关。鉴于怀孕是一个深刻的生理过程，身体体验很可能与产前依恋有关，已有研究支持怀孕身体（不）满意感的参与。然而，以往的研究结果相互矛盾，且仅关注外部身体体验（外观）而非内部生理感觉（内感受）。
研究外部和内部身体体验在产前依恋中的相对作用。
这项横断面研究收集了159名孕妇的在线调查数据，测量指标包括内感受敏感性（内感受的主观体验）、怀孕身体不满意感和产前依恋。
我们重复了之前的研究结果，即怀孕身体不满意感与产前依恋有关。然而，怀孕身体不满意感与产前依恋之间的关系受到对内感受信号担忧的调节。身体信任的内感受结构与产前依恋的关联最为紧密。
结果表明，内感受对产前依恋很重要，尤其是身体信任感。此外，对于那些不太担心身体感觉的人来说，较高的身体不满意感与较低的依恋得分相关，而对于那些更关注这些感觉的人来说，身体不满意感与产前依恋之间的关系则有所缓解。
结果表明，关注内部感觉可能是一种防止怀孕身体不满意感以加强母婴联系的保护策略。
