Effect of maternal eating disorders on mother-infant quality of interaction, bonding and child temperament: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aims to investigate the effect of maternal eating disorders (ED) on mother-infant quality of interaction at 8 weeks and bonding and child temperament at 1 and 2 years postnatally. We also aimed to explore the relationship between maternal ED psychopathology, comorbid psychiatric difficulties, and both mother-infant quality of interaction and bonding in women with ED. Women were recruited to a prospective longitudinal study. By the time of giving birth, the sample consisted of 101 women of the initial 137 (73.7%). Overall, 62 women (ED = 36; HC = 26) participated in the 8-week assessment, 42 (ED = 20; HC = 22) at 1 year, and 78 (ED = 34; HC = 44) at 2 years. Mann-Whitney U Test was used to explore association between maternal ED and mother-infant quality of interacti

SUBMITTER: Martini MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107506 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature