Personal resources associated with peripartum depression among mothers of NICU hospitalised preterm infants

Kestler–Peleg, Miri; Lavenda, Osnat

doi:10.1080/08870446.2021.1873336

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“…A higher score indicates that the participant struggled increasingly with uncertainty. This questionnaire has been validated worldwide [ 16 , 48 ]. In the present study, Cronbach’s alpha was 0.926.…”

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“…Hospitalization of the infant may also lead to maternal mood swings that alternate between hope and hopelessness [ 11 ]. This difficult situation leads to great uncertainty [ 16 ]. While the experience of uncertainty is pervasive in human existence [ 17 ], the NICU represents a huge source of ambiguity regarding the maternal role, the infant’s prognosis, and the communication between parents and medical personnel [ 10 ].…”

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“…Moreover, mothering a preterm infant that is hospitalized in the NICU is characterized by high levels of uncertainty regarding the infant’s duration of hospitalization, prospects of survival and the potential outcomes of preterm birth, as well as the invasiveness of infant hospitalization in terms of both its immediate and long-term implications [ 11 ]. As such, the experience of having a preterm infant hospitalized in the NICU can elevate the mother’s levels of psychological distress [ 16 ].…”

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Mothers of infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are at a high risk for psychological distress, which is of concern to health and social professionals due to the negative implications for mothers and infants. A model for explaining maternal psychological distress, consisting of intolerance to uncertainty and support from informal (spouse, family, and friends) and formal (medical staff) systems was examined. Data was collected from one of the largest NICUs in Israel; 129 mothers of 215 preterm infants completed self-report questionnaires regarding their background variables, intolerance to uncertainty, perceived informal support and perceived medical staff support. The NICU’s medical staff provided indicators for the infants of participating mothers. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted. The examined model explained 29.2% of the variance in maternal psychological distress. Intolerance of uncertainty positively predicted psychological distress. Informal support, and in particular, spousal support negatively predicted psychological distress above and beyond intolerance of uncertainty. Medical staff support negatively predicted psychological distress above and beyond intolerance to uncertainty and informal support. Our findings suggest that maternal psychological distress is reduced through a family-centered care approach in NICUs. Medical professionals and social services should develop further solutions for addressing preterm mothers’ need for certainty and support.

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“…Responses were indicated on a 5‐point Likert scale ranging from 1 ( not at all characteristic of me ) to 5 ( entirely characteristic of me ). In this study, we used the Hebrew version of the questionnaire, which was found to have good reliability in several studies (e.g., Kestler‐Peleg & Lavenda, 2021 ; Zerach & Levi‐Belz, 2019 ). An internal reliability of 0.96 is reported by the authors of the scale (Carleton et al, 2007 ) and was 0.91 in the current study.…”

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Parenthood in the shadow of COVID‐19: The contribution of gender, personal resources and anxiety to first time parents' perceptions of the infant

Chasson

Ben-Yaakov

Ben‐Ari

2021

Child & Family Social Work

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We sought to examine new parents' perceptions of their infant during the worldwide spread of COVID‐19, exploring the contribution of gender, personal resources (attachment orientation, presence of meaning in life and intolerance of uncertainty) and COVID‐19‐related anxieties. A convenience sample of 606 Israeli first‐time parents (137 fathers and 469 mothers), whose child was 3–12 months old, was recruited through social media during April 2020. Findings indicate that being a woman, younger age, lower education, better physical health, older infant's age, lower attachment anxiety, higher presence of meaning in life and greater COVID‐19‐related anxiety over the infant's health contributed significantly to a greater perception of infant's warmth; being a father, higher education and economic status, poorer physical health, higher attachment anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty and less presence of meaning in life contributed significantly to a greater perception of infant's invasiveness. Gender moderated the associations between the personal resources and infant's perception, and both the presence of meaning in life and intolerance of uncertainty mediated the associations between COVID‐19‐related anxieties and parent's perception of the infant. The findings reveal the crucial contribution of gender, and both risk and resilience factors, to the parent's perception of the infant in the shadow of COVID‐19.

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“…Before the COVID-19 outbreak, researchers had used different groups to explore mediating variables between social support and depression. For example, in clinical patients, hopelessness ( 15 ), optimism ( 16 ), coping strategies ( 17 ), and self-efficacy ( 18 ) have been proved to play a mediating role between social support and depressive symptoms. In addition, self-esteem ( 19 ) and positive emotions ( 20 ) also mediated the relationship between social support and depressive symptom in adolescents.…”

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Social Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Roles of Loneliness and Meaning in Life

Liu

2022

Front. Public Health

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Identifying which factors influence depressive symptom during the COVID-19 pandemic is highly significant for psychological crisis interventions among adolescents. Social support is likely to be one of the main factors. However, the underlying mechanism is still not well understood in the context of COVID-19. The current study examines whether loneliness and meaning in life mediate the association between social support and depressive symptoms in adolescents. A sample of 1,317 high school students in China were surveyed using the Perceived Social Support Scale, the Chinese Child Loneliness Scale, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Beck Depression Inventory-II. The results showed that social support predicted depressive symptoms directly and indirectly by enhancing loneliness and diminishing the sense of meaning in life. These findings help in providing new entry points in the design of effective depression prevention and intervention for adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Personal resources associated with peripartum depression among mothers of NICU hospitalised preterm infants

Cited by 6 publications

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“I’ll Be There”: Informal and Formal Support Systems and Mothers’ Psychological Distress during NICU Hospitalization

“I’ll Be There”: Informal and Formal Support Systems and Mothers’ Psychological Distress during NICU Hospitalization

Parenthood in the shadow of COVID‐19: The contribution of gender, personal resources and anxiety to first time parents' perceptions of the infant

Social Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Roles of Loneliness and Meaning in Life

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