Temperamento infantil: asociación con síntomas depresivos maternos en el embarazo y el posparto

Research regarding the association between child temperament and maternal symptoms of depression remains inconclusive. This study aimed to compare the temperament of babies during their first year of life in relation to their mother’s depression symptoms in pregnancy and/or postpartum. The study als...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Garcia, Natália Vanzo, Padovani, Flávia Helena Pereira, Perosa, Gimol Benzaquen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto. Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/205537
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paideia/article/view/205537
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Personalidade
Desenvolvimento infantil
Depressão
Depressão pós-parto
Personalidad
Desarrollo infantil
Depresión
Depresión post-parto
Personality
Childhood development
Depression
Postpartum depression
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Sumario:Research regarding the association between child temperament and maternal symptoms of depression remains inconclusive. This study aimed to compare the temperament of babies during their first year of life in relation to their mother’s depression symptoms in pregnancy and/or postpartum. The study also identified risk factors for negative affectivity, extraversion, and effortful control. Fifty-four mother-infant dyads participated in the study, divided according to maternal depression symptoms into four groups: symptoms during pregnancy, postpartum, at both times, and without symptoms. The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale and Infant Behavior Questionnaire were used. Children of mothers with depression symptoms had higher negative affectivity scores, activity levels, and lower effortful control scores. The prediction analysis revealed that negative affectivity and effortful control were explained by maternal postpartum depression symptoms, indicating that caring for the mother in her adaptation to motherhood can prevent impairment to infant temperament.