Maternal perinatal social support and infant social-emotional problems and competencies: a longitudinal cross-cohort replication study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Maternal perinatal social support is theorised to promote offspring social-emotional development, yet few studies have prospectively examined this relationship. Findings may inform preventative intervention efforts, to support a healthy start to emotional life.

Methods

This study examined whether maternal social support perinatally predicts infant social-emotional development at 12 months of age in two longitudinal cohort studies: The Australian Temperament Project (ATP) (n = 1,052 mother-infant dyads [653 mothers, M _{age_at_birth} = 32.03, 88% Australian-born; 1,052 infants, 52% girls]) and The Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study (Triple B) (n = 1,537 dyads [1,498 mothers, M _{age_at_birth} = 32.53, 56% Australian-born; 1,537 infants, 49% girls]). Socia

SUBMITTER: Schuijers M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579112 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature