Beebe S A, Casey R, Pinto-Martin J
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84103.
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1993 Jan;32(1):15-9. doi: 10.1177/000992289303200103.
Infant crying is a well-recognized source of parental concern and anxiety, but little is known about other possible effects of excessive crying on parents or caretakers. The objective of this descriptive study was to investigate the relationship between reported infant crying and parenting stress. Mothers, who were consecutively enrolled at the time of their infants' well-child checkups, reported the number of minutes their infant generally cried in a 24-hour day. Excessive crying was defined as more than three hours per 24-hour day. Seventy-five of 94 mothers subsequently completed the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) at their infant's 4- or 6-month checkup. Mothers who reported excessive crying were 5.7 times more likely to score high on the reinforcement subscale of the PSI. Although the direction of this association is not known, it indicates that mothers who report excessive crying are more likely than other mothers to perceive a lack of positive reinforcement from their infants.
婴儿啼哭是父母担忧和焦虑的一个公认来源，但对于过度啼哭对父母或照顾者的其他可能影响却知之甚少。这项描述性研究的目的是调查报告的婴儿啼哭与育儿压力之间的关系。在婴儿进行健康检查时连续招募的母亲们，报告了她们的婴儿在一天24小时内通常啼哭的分钟数。过度啼哭被定义为每24小时超过三小时。94位母亲中有75位随后在其婴儿4个月或6个月检查时完成了育儿压力指数（PSI）测试。报告婴儿过度啼哭的母亲在PSI强化子量表上得分高的可能性是其他母亲的5.7倍。尽管这种关联的方向尚不清楚，但这表明报告婴儿过度啼哭的母亲比其他母亲更有可能感觉到从自己婴儿那里缺乏积极的强化。
