The role of depressive rumination for early mother-infant interactions

抑郁反思症被认为是抑郁障碍发生和维持的一个重要的易感性因素。然而，关于冥想在产后抑郁和早期母婴互动中所起的作用，人们的了解非常有限。在一项包括四个评估(两个出生前和两个出生后)的前瞻性纵向研究中，将考察反思会对母亲的幸福感以及对母婴互动行为的影响。利用(孕妇)母亲的自我报告(所有四项评估)，将评估反思性思维在多大程度上与围产期和产后抑郁的维持和加重以及母婴关系中自我报告的损害有关。使用观察性措施(最后一次评估)，将测试习惯性沉思在多大程度上预测母婴互动中的母体偶然性，以及婴儿对与母亲面对面互动中断时的情绪反应。预计出生前和出生后的反思会预测自我报告的母亲抑郁，并对母亲和婴儿的互动行为产生影响。

Depressive rumination is considered an important vulnerability factor for the development and maintenance of depressive disorders. Yet, there is very limited knowledge about the role of rumination for postpartal depression and early mother-infant interactions. In a prospective longitudinal study including four assessments (two pre- and two postnatal), the influence of rumination on maternal well-being as well as on interaction behaviors of mothers and infants will be examined. Using self-reports of (expectant) mothers (all four assessments) it will be assessed to what extent ruminative thinking is associated with the maintenance and aggravation of peri- and postnatal depression as well as self-reported impairments in the mother-infant relationship. Using observational measures (last assessment) it will be tested to what extent habitual rumination predicts maternal contingency in mother-infant interactions as well as emotional reactions of infants to an interruption of a face-to-face interaction with their mothers. It is expected that pre- and postnatal rumination predicts self-reported maternal depression and impacts both on maternal as well as infant interactive behaviours.