Maternal perinatal depression and infant self-regulation: A meta-analytic review.

ABSTRACT: Infant self-regulation is shaped by early physiological systems and caregiver-infant co-regulatory interactions. Maternal perinatal (pre- and/or postnatal) depression may affect these processes and infants' development of this critical construct. However, literature addressing the association between maternal perinatal depression and infant self-regulation has been mixed. We conducted a pre-registered meta-analysis of the association between maternal perinatal depression and several self-regulation constructs (e.g., effortful control, executive function) measured during the first 2 years of life. We included 68 reports comprising 193 effect sizes and 16,722 mother-infant dyads. On average, studies included an equal number of male and female infants, and, for most (68%) studies, most partic

SUBMITTER: Padrutt ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12766785 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature