Depressive Symptoms in Late Pregnancy Disrupt Attentional Processing of Negative–Positive Emotion: An Eye-Movement Study

Tang, Weina; Bao, Ciqing; Xu, Liangzhi; Zhu, Jie; Feng, Wenqian; Zhang, Wenmiao; Cong, Lin; Cui, Lan; Cheng, Qingyuan; Ding, Penghao; Zhou, Meixi; Bao, Yong; Yu, Xin; Zhao, Ke; He, Jincai

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00780

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“…This finding was unexpected as previous studies showed that depressed mothers were less likely to identify happy infant faces ( 76 ) and rated negative infant faces more negatively ( 39 ). Different attentional processing of positive and negative infant emotions associated with depression symptoms was evident even during pregnancy ( 77 , 78 ). A similar effect of depression was demonstrated in fathers, as well.…”

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Parental Sensitivity and Responsiveness as Mediators Between Postpartum Mental Health and Bonding in Mothers and Fathers

Radoš

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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Background: There is a lack of studies that examine the complex relationship between parental mental health, parental sensitivity and responsiveness, and parent-infant bonding. This study aimed to test whether parental sensitivity and responsiveness were mediators between postpartum mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress) and parent-infant bonding in mothers and fathers.Method: Mothers (n = 427) and fathers (n = 170) of infants aged up to 1-year-old participated in an online study. The parents completed questionnaires on depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS), anxiety and stress (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, DASS-21). Parent-infant bonding was measured by Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) that has three components: Impaired bonding (PBQ1), Anxiety about care and parental distress (PBQ2), and Lack of enjoyment and affection with infant (PB3Q). Parental sensitivity was measured as the number of correct recognitions of infant facial expressions (City Infant Faces Database, CIFD). Responsiveness was measured as a self-report with two subscales of responsiveness and non-responsiveness (Maternal Infant Responsiveness Instrument, MIRI).Results: The path analysis showed that the model had a good fit to the data. Parental sex was a significant moderator, indicating different paths in mothers and fathers. In mothers, responsiveness and non-responsiveness were significant mediators between depression symptoms and three dimensions of bonding. In fathers, only non-responsiveness was a significant mediator between anxiety and PBQ3. Although recognizing infant facial expressions directly affected PBQ3 in mothers (but not in fathers), it was not a significant mediator between mental health and bonding.Conclusion: Higher levels of parental mental health problems (depression and anxiety) were associated with lower levels of parental responsiveness, which is, in turn, related to poor parent-infant bonding. Prevention and intervention programs should be offered for both mothers and fathers, focusing on postpartum mental health promotion and enhancing responsiveness in infant care.

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Parental Sensitivity and Responsiveness as Mediators Between Postpartum Mental Health and Bonding in Mothers and Fathers

Radoš

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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“…The scale comprises 10 items, each item is scored according to the severity of symptoms (0–3 points), with total possible scores ranging from 0 to 30 points. The higher the score, the more severe the symptoms of depression [ 35 ]. This scale has good reliability and validity in mainland China [ 36 ].…”

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Distinct trajectories of perinatal depression in Chinese women: application of latent growth mixture modelling

Hong

Le²,

Lu³

et al. 2022

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background Current research on perinatal depression rarely pays attention to the continuity and volatility of depression symptoms over time, which is very important for the early prediction and prognostic evaluation of perinatal depression. This study investigated the trajectories of perinatal depression symptoms and aimed to explore the factors related to these trajectories. Methods The study recruited 550 women during late pregnancy (32 ± 4 weeks of gestation) and followed them up 1 and 6 weeks postpartum. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Latent growth mixture modelling (LGMM) was used to identify trajectories of depressive symptoms during pregnancy. Results Two trajectories of perinatal depressive symptoms were identified: “decreasing” (n = 524, 95.3%) and “increasing” (n = 26, 4.7%). History of smoking, alcohol use and gestational hypertension increased the chance of belonging to the increasing trajectories, and a high level of social support was a protective factor for maintaining a decreasing trajectory. Conclusions This study identified two trajectories of perinatal depression and the factors associated with each trajectory. Paying attention to these factors and providing necessary psychological support services during pregnancy would effectively reduce the incidence of perinatal depression and improve patient prognosis.

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“…For example, as early components of ERP in emotion processing, N1 in both the visual modality [31,32] and the auditory modality [33] reflect early attention to emotional stimuli. Larger N1 amplitudes have been observed in response to emotional pictures [26,34] and emotional audio recordings [33,35] as compared to neutral stimuli. In addition, the late positive potential (LPP) in the visual modality and the late negative component (LNC) in the auditory modality are late components of ERP in emotion processing that are thought to be an indicator of the evaluation of emotional information [36,37].…”

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“…Although several studies have shown that the perception of social stimuli is altered in individuals with ASD or autistic traits [16,17,23,25,26] these studies only used neutral social stimuli. Mental processing in individuals with ASD [27] or autistic traits [28,29] has been found to differ depending on the emotional valence of the stimulus, in that such individuals exhibit worse recognition of stimuli with negative rather than positive emotional valence.…”

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Altered processing of social emotions in individuals with autistic traits

Yang

Tao

et al. 2021

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BackgroundSocial impairment is a defining phenotypic feature of autism. The present study investigated whether individuals with autistic traits exhibit altered perceptions of social emotions. MethodsTwo groups of participants (High-AQ and Low-AQ) were recruited based on their scores on the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ). Their behavioral responses and event-related potentials (ERP) elicited by social and nonsocial stimuli with positive, negative, and neutral emotional valence were compared in two experiments. In Experiment 1, participants were instructed to view social-emotional and nonsocial-emotional pictures. In Experiment 2, participants were instructed to listen to social-emotional and nonsocial-emotional audio recordings. ResultsMore negative emotional reactions and smaller amplitudes of late ERP components (the late positive potential in Experiment 1 and the late negative component in Experiment 2) were found in the High-AQ group than in the Low-AQ group in response to the social-negative stimuli. In addition, amplitudes of these late ERP components in both experiments elicited in response to social-negative stimuli were correlated with the AQ scores of the High-AQ group. LimitationsAlthough the influence of autistic traits on reactions to social or nonsocial emotional stimuli was assessed in an experimental setting, whether and how these reactions are related to real-world behavior requires further investigation. In addition, filler trials should be used to evaluate whether participants focused sufficiently on the emotional stimuli. ConclusionThese results suggest that individuals with autistic traits have altered emotional processing of social-negative emotions.

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Depressive Symptoms in Late Pregnancy Disrupt Attentional Processing of Negative–Positive Emotion: An Eye-Movement Study

Cited by 10 publications

References 89 publications

Parental Sensitivity and Responsiveness as Mediators Between Postpartum Mental Health and Bonding in Mothers and Fathers

Parental Sensitivity and Responsiveness as Mediators Between Postpartum Mental Health and Bonding in Mothers and Fathers

Distinct trajectories of perinatal depression in Chinese women: application of latent growth mixture modelling

Altered processing of social emotions in individuals with autistic traits

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