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La grossesse chez les adolescents: les représentations maternelles et les models d'attachment
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Maternal representations in psychosocial and depressive risk parenting: A pilot study on early mother-infant feeding interactions.
No full textMaternal representations in psychosocial and depressive risk parenting: A pilot study on early mother-infant
feeding interactions
Tambelli R. (Italy), Odorisio F. (Italy), Lucarelli L. (Italy)
Developmental research has expanded its focus to include parental representations into the study of early socioemotional
development. From an attachment perspective, parental representations are thought to be based on the
parent’s past attachment experiences and determine access to thoughts and feelings in relation to the child, which, in
turn, guide the parent’s caregiving behavior. It is argued that parental representations are shaped by parent’s past
childhood experiences as well as by his or her daily encounters with the child. Thus, parental representations are theorized to be child specific, and need to be assessed in the context of an ongoing relationship. This approach led to
the development of several interviews, such as the Interview of Maternal Representations During Pregnancy
(IRMAG-R; Ammaniti, & Tambelli, 2010) and the Interview of Maternal Representations After the Birth (IRMAN;
Ammaniti et al., 1999). The present study examined the parent–child relationship in psychosocial and depressive
risk parenting at the observed level, assessing specific maternal and infant behavior patterns during early
interactions, as well as at the representational level, by focusing on mothers’ representations during pregnancy and
after birth of their relationship with their children. Mothers were contacted by health services when they were in the
second trimester of pregnancy. Mothers were interviewed on psychosocial risk factors and completed a
questionnaire on depressive symptoms, the CES-D (Radloff, 1977). The sample consisted of 167 women divided in:
41 women with one or no psychosocial risk factor and low levels of depressive symptoms, 40 women at
psychosocial risk, 40 women at depressive risk and 46 women at psychosocial and depressive risk. The mothers’
ages ranged from 20 to 43 years (M=32.6, SD=4.29) (children= 81 girls, 86 boys). All women were interviewed
during pregnancy through the IRMAG-R to explore mental representations of themselves as mothers and of their
unborn infants. When the infant was 3 months old, the IRMAN was administered to the woman and mother-infant
feeding interactions were assessed through the Feeding Scale, in the Italian version (Lucarelli et al., 2002). Results
pointed out a higher frequency of Ambivalent Representations during pregnancy and after birth in the depressive
and psychosocial risk mothers. Moreover, at the observed level, these mothers showed lower positive affects, higher
intrusiveness and provide less adequate emotional support during early feeding interactions with their infants. These
findings provide empirical support for theoretical and clinical perspectives suggesting a reciprocal link between
maternal dysfunctional representations, in depressive and psychosocial risk parenting, and mother and child’s
maladaptive interactions in the context of early socio-emotional development of the child
Maternità e perdita: studio sulle rappresentazioni materne in donne che hanno subito aborti
No full textRAPPRESENTAZIONI GENITORIALI E INTERAZIONI CAREGIVER-BAMBINO: DIFFERENZE TRA MADRE E PADRE NEL CONTESTO DELLA DEPRESSIONE
No full textAdolescent parenting is a specific risk beyond the contribution of other psychosocial factors? A study on maternal representations and caregiver-child interaction.
No full textPrenatal and postanatal maternal representaions in nonrisk and at-risk parenting: exploring the influences on mother-infant feeding interactions
No full textThe aim of this study was to investigate the mother–infant relationship in depressive, psychosocial, and cumulative-risk parenting by assessing prenatal and postnatal maternal representations and mother–infant interactions during feeding at 4 months of age. The sample consisted of 167 mother–infant pairs: 41 nonrisk women, 40 depressive-risk women, 40 psychosocial-risk women, and 46 cumulative-risk women. During pregnancy, the women were interviewed about psychosocial-risk variables. Maternal representations and depressive symptoms were evaluated during pregnancy and again when the infants were 3 and 4 months old, respectively. All mother–infant pairs were observed in 20-min video recordings during breast-feeding. Maternal Integrated/balanced representations were more frequent in the nonrisk group whereas the maternal Nonintegrated/ambivalent category was more represented in the cumulative-risk group during pregnancy and after the infant’s birth. At 4 months, the cumulative-risk group of mothers and infants showed a lack of reciprocity, conflictual communicative exchanges, and higher food refusal behavior. Moreover, at 4 months, differences between the quality of mother–infant feeding interactions and the quality of prenatal and postnatal maternal representations emerged, showing less adequate maternal scaffolding in the Nonintegrated/ambivalent and Restricted/disengaged women. This study has rich implications for intervention to support the affective and communicative caregiving system and to prevent infant feeding problems and mother–infant relational disturbances in childhood
Sicurezza materna e interventi compensativi nella maternità a rischio
No full textIn developmental ecological perspective the states of child development cannot be understood outside the ecological context, that includes both the family as the primary care unit and the social and cultural institutions that support caregiving (Sameroff, 1992; Bronfenbrenner, 1979). In the life cycle there are sensible moments where change is most likely to occur, therefore interventions are especially efficacious during these transitions. Home visiting on pregnant mothers starting from the child's birth seems to strongly reduce the percentage of maltreatment and interactional failures in the relationship with the child. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Home Visiting Intervention on mother and infant emotional availability in dyads at risk conditions (depressive and social), whose mothers present a secure or insecure attachment. The aims of home intervention mainly concern: support of the maternal role; support of the mother-child interaction; support of the socio-affective development of the child. The sample, composed of 69 pregnant women, was interviewed by means of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and afterwards randomly assigned to one of the two groups: Home Visiting Intervention group (N = 20 secure, N = 18 insecure) and Without Intervention group (N = 20 secure, N = 11 insecure). The dyads were met at 3rd-6th and 12th months and videotaped during a free play interaction. The interaction was coded by Emotional Availability Scales system (EAS). Within a risk context, mothers with insecure attachment and followed by the Home Visiting Intervention presented a better interaction respect to insecure dyads without intervention. Dyads with mothers presenting a secure model of attachment also showed to be better than insecure mothers. Results were discussed with reference to the importance of both factors for early socio-affective development in risk conditions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract
ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY AND PARENTHOOD: COMPARISON BETWEEN PRENATAL MATERNAL VARIABLES AND POSTNATAL INTERACTION MEASUREMENTS
No full textSupporto precoce alla genitorialità: Valutazione degli effetti di un modello di assistenza domiciliare sullo sviluppo della prima infanzia
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