Maternal self‐efficacy development from pregnancy to 3 months after birth

Samdan, Gizem; Reinelt, Tilman; Kiel, Natalie; Mathes, Birgit; Pauen, Sabina

doi:10.1002/imhj.22018

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“…Additionally, maternal self-efficacy is positively associated with social support, mitigating adverse effects of low confidence. However, migration background is linked to reduced benefits from urban family support [ 119 ]. In addition, video-rated maternal sensitivity is directly related to SES, particularly maternal education, in our sample [ 120 ].…”

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Socioeconomic Inequalities Affect Brain Responses of Infants Growing Up in Germany

Wienke,

Mathes

2024

Brain Sciences

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Developmental changes in functional neural networks are sensitive to environmental influences. This EEG study investigated how infant brain responses relate to the social context that their families live in. Event-related potentials of 255 healthy, awake infants between six and fourteen months were measured during a passive auditory oddball paradigm. Infants were presented with 200 standard tones and 48 randomly distributed deviants. All infants are part of a longitudinal study focusing on families with socioeconomic and/or cultural challenges (Bremen Initiative to Foster Early Childhood Development; BRISE; Germany). As part of their familial socioeconomic status (SES), parental level of education and infant’s migration background were assessed with questionnaires. For 30.6% of the infants both parents had a low level of education (≤10 years of schooling) and for 43.1% of the infants at least one parent was born abroad. The N2–P3a complex is associated with unintentional directing of attention to deviant stimuli and was analysed in frontocentral brain regions. Age was utilised as a control variable. Our results show that tone deviations in infants trigger an immature N2–P3a complex. Contrary to studies with older children or adults, the N2 amplitude was more positive for deviants than for standards. This may be related to an immature superposition of the N2 with the P3a. For infants whose parents had no high-school degree and were born abroad, this tendency was increased, indicating that facing multiple challenges as a young family impacts on the infant’s early neural development. As such, attending to unexpected stimulus changes may be important for early learning processes. Variations of the infant N2–P3a complex may, thus, relate to early changes in attentional capacity and learning experiences due to familial challenges. This points towards the importance of early prevention programs.

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Socioeconomic Inequalities Affect Brain Responses of Infants Growing Up in Germany

Wienke,

Mathes

2024

Brain Sciences

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“…Self-efficacy in pregnant women is one of the valuable psychological variables and frameworks that predict maternal behavior and increase self-efficacy and ability during pregnancy. This is because self-efficacy in pregnant women is one of the valuable psychological factors experienced by pregnant women [18].…”

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Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Level of Third-Trimester Primigravida

Susanti,

Hassan,

Aljaberi

2023

IJHS

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Childbirth anxiety causes changes in a woman's mind during the third trimester. Prolonged worry can make it difficult for pregnant women to focus and cause them to lose confidence. Purpose: This study determines the relationship between self-efficacy and anxiety levels of third-trimester primigravida pregnant women. Methods: This study used cross-sectional data and correlation analysis. The purposive sampling method selected 82 third-trimester pregnant women as the study population. The study sample included 57 third-trimester pregnant women per the inclusion criteria. This study used two questionnaires: the self-confidence scale and the Revised Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Questionnaire (PRAQ-R2). The research results on self-efficacy obtained 63.2% with moderate self-efficacy, while anxiety levels obtained the majority with moderate anxiety at 49.1%. Data analysis using the Spearman Rank correlation test formula obtained a correlation coefficient of 0.645 with a significance of 0.000 (p <0, 05). Conclusion: There is a significant relationship in the self-efficacy of third-trimester primigravida pregnant women with anxiety levels with a strong correlation coefficient.

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“…Experts highlight the importance of having higher levels of selfefficacy in parenting but also using appropriate parenting practices during the day and at night for better parent-child relationship and child behavioral outcomes (Albanese et al, 2019;Higley & Dozier, 2009;Sadeh et al, 2010;Volkovich et al, 2015). Thus, courses and programs on feeding, infant-care or parenting which start during pregnancy can help expectant mothers to develop maternal self-efficacy, and to learn and use appropriate soothing strategies (Samdan et al, 2022). Intervention programs for caregivers who have difficulties regarding co-regulation should focus on two aspects:…”

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From co‐regulation to self‐regulation: Maternal soothing strategies and self‐efficacy in relation to maternal reports of infant regulation at 3 and 7 months

Kiel,

Samdan,

Wienke

et al. 2024

Infant Mental Health Journal

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This study, conducted in Germany, examines the role of maternal soothing strategies to explain the association of maternal self‐efficacy with infant regulation (crying and sleeping behavior). Questionnaire data of 150 mothers, living in Germany, with mixed ethnic and educational backgrounds were collected when infants were 3 and 7 months old. Two types of maternal soothing strategies were distinguished: close soothing, involving close physical and emotional contact, and distant soothing, involving physical and emotional distancing from the infant. A cross‐sectional SEM at 3 months indicated that maternal self‐efficacy is associated with reported infant regulation through distant soothing strategies. Low maternal self‐efficacy was associated with frequent maternal use of distant soothing, which in turn was related to reported infant regulation problems, that is, non‐soothability and greater crying frequency. Frequent use of close soothing was associated with reported infant sleeping behavior, that is, frequent night‐time awakenings. A longitudinal SEM further indicated that the effects of close soothing persisted at least until the infants' age of 7 months. The study showed how low maternal self‐efficacy, increased use of distant soothing, and reported early infant regulation problems are intertwined and that, due to their persisting positive effect on infant soothability, close soothing better supports infant development.

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Maternal self‐efficacy development from pregnancy to 3 months after birth

Cited by 7 publications

References 78 publications

Socioeconomic Inequalities Affect Brain Responses of Infants Growing Up in Germany

Socioeconomic Inequalities Affect Brain Responses of Infants Growing Up in Germany

Self-Efficacy and Anxiety Level of Third-Trimester Primigravida

From co‐regulation to self‐regulation: Maternal soothing strategies and self‐efficacy in relation to maternal reports of infant regulation at 3 and 7 months

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