Maternal self-confidence during the first four months postpartum and its association with anxiety and early infant regulatory problems

摘要: Maternal self-confidence has become an essential concept in understanding early disturbances the mother-child relationship. Recent research suggests that maternal may be associated with mental health and infant development. The current study investigated dynamics of during first four months postpartum predictive ability symptoms depression, anxiety, regulatory problems infants. Questionnaires assessing depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale), anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), (Questionnaire for crying, sleeping feeding) were completed a sample 130 women at three different time points (third trimester (T1), week (T2), 4 (T3). increased significantly over time. High trait negatively contributed to prediction self-confidence, explaining 31.8% variance (R=.583, F3,96=15.950, p<.001). Our results emphasize transactional association between infants, distress. There is urgent need appropriate programs reduce promote order prevent