Mother–Infant Interaction and Maternal Postnatal Psychological Distress Associate with Child’s Social-Emotional Development During Early Childhood: A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
Hetti Lahtela,
Marjo Flykt,
Saara Nolvi
et al.
Abstract:We studied the effects of mother–infant interaction and maternal pre- and postnatal psychological distress on children’s social-emotional problems and competences, as well as whether interaction quality moderates the association between distress and children’s outcomes. Maternal pre- and postnatal psychological distress were measured using the SCL and EPDS questionnaires, whereas mother–infant interaction was measured when the child was 8 months old using the EA Scales. Children’s social-emotional development … Show more
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