The role of mothers' self-compassion on mother-infant bonding during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study exploring the mediating role of mindful parenting and parenting stress in the postpartum period
The role of mothers' self-compassion on mother-infant bonding during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study exploring the mediating role of mindful parenting and parenting stress in the postpartum period
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DOI：
10.1002/imhj.21942
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发表时间：
2021-08-18
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2.4
通讯作者：
Moreira, Helena
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作者：
Fernandes, Daniela V.;Canavarro, Maria C.;Moreira, Helena
目前的新冠肺炎疫情对产后母亲来说是一个充满挑战的时期，相关挑战可能会对她们的育儿方式产生负面影响，从而影响母婴纽带。这项研究旨在纵向探讨母亲的自我同情是否与母婴纽带有关，以及这种关系是否通过有意识的育儿和育儿压力来调节。在新冠肺炎疫情第一波期间，共有125名0至12个月婴儿的葡萄牙母亲在两个评估点(T1：2020年4-5月；T2：2020年6-7月)完成了一项在线调查。这项调查包括几份问卷，评估了社会人口统计学、临床和新冠肺炎信息；自我同情；专注的育儿方式；育儿压力；以及母婴纽带。与T1相比，母亲在T2时表现出显著更高的自我同情水平，更少的母婴纽带受损，以及更低的抑郁症状水平。在T1时，较高水平的自我同情预示着T2时母婴纽带受到的损害较少，这种关系是由较高水平的专心育儿和较低水平的育儿压力(两者在T1时评估)调节的。这些结果突显了母亲的自我同情与产后建立母婴纽带的相关性，特别是在新冠肺炎大流行期间，以及有意识的育儿和育儿压力在决定这种关系中的重要作用。
The current COVID-19 pandemic is a challenging time for postpartum mothers, and associated challenges may have a negative impact on their parenting and, consequently, on mother-infant bonding. This study aimed to longitudinally explore whether mothers' self-compassion was associated with mother-infant bonding and whether this relationship was mediated by mindful parenting and parenting stress. A total of 125 Portuguese mothers of infants aged between 0 and 12 months completed an online survey at two assessment points during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (T1: April-May 2020; T2: June-July 2020). The survey included several questionnaires assessing sociodemographic, clinical, and COVID-19 information; self-compassion; mindful parenting; parenting stress; and mother-infant bonding. Mothers presented significantly higher levels of self-compassion, less impaired mother-infant bonding, and lower levels of depressive symptoms at T2 than T1. Higher levels of self-compassion at T1 predicted less impaired mother-infant bonding at T2, and this relationship was mediated by higher levels of mindful parenting and lower levels of parenting stress (both assessed at T1). These results highlight the relevance of mothers' self-compassion to establishing mother-infant bonding in the postpartum period, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the important role of mindful parenting and parenting stress in determining this relationship.