Abstract
This study examines the effect of a history of childhood maltreatment (CM) on parenting sense of competence, taking into account the influence of resilience and postpartum depressive symptoms as moderators of this relationship. Participants (N = 131) were a community sample of women recruited into a larger study of maternal childhood maltreatment. Women completed questionnaires over the phone at 4 months postpartum and parenting sense of competence (PSOC) was assessed during a home visit at 6 months postpartum. A three-way interaction emerged; women with low depression and high resilience factors maintained high levels of PSOC, even when they had a CM history. In contrast, among women with one postpartum risk factor (depression or low resilience) CM was associated with decreased PSOC. Results suggest that a mother's well-being postpartum moderates the effect of a childhood maltreatment history on her parenting sense of competence. Reducing postpartum depressive symptoms and enhancing resilience may be important components for interventions that address parenting confidence with maltreated women.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 777-784 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Archives of Women's Mental Health |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 2 Jun 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2018 |
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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Postpartum depression and resilience predict parenting sense of competence in women with childhood maltreatment history. / Martinez-Torteya, Cecilia; Katsonga-Phiri, Tiamo; Rosenblum, Katherine Lisa; Hamilton, Lindsay; Muzik, Maria.
In: Archives of Women's Mental Health, Vol. 21, No. 6, 01.12.2018, p. 777-784.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Postpartum depression and resilience predict parenting sense of competence in women with childhood maltreatment history
AU - Martinez-Torteya, Cecilia
AU - Katsonga-Phiri, Tiamo
AU - Rosenblum, Katherine Lisa
AU - Hamilton, Lindsay
AU - Muzik, Maria
PY - 2018/12/1
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N2 - This study examines the effect of a history of childhood maltreatment (CM) on parenting sense of competence, taking into account the influence of resilience and postpartum depressive symptoms as moderators of this relationship. Participants (N = 131) were a community sample of women recruited into a larger study of maternal childhood maltreatment. Women completed questionnaires over the phone at 4 months postpartum and parenting sense of competence (PSOC) was assessed during a home visit at 6 months postpartum. A three-way interaction emerged; women with low depression and high resilience factors maintained high levels of PSOC, even when they had a CM history. In contrast, among women with one postpartum risk factor (depression or low resilience) CM was associated with decreased PSOC. Results suggest that a mother's well-being postpartum moderates the effect of a childhood maltreatment history on her parenting sense of competence. Reducing postpartum depressive symptoms and enhancing resilience may be important components for interventions that address parenting confidence with maltreated women.
AB - This study examines the effect of a history of childhood maltreatment (CM) on parenting sense of competence, taking into account the influence of resilience and postpartum depressive symptoms as moderators of this relationship. Participants (N = 131) were a community sample of women recruited into a larger study of maternal childhood maltreatment. Women completed questionnaires over the phone at 4 months postpartum and parenting sense of competence (PSOC) was assessed during a home visit at 6 months postpartum. A three-way interaction emerged; women with low depression and high resilience factors maintained high levels of PSOC, even when they had a CM history. In contrast, among women with one postpartum risk factor (depression or low resilience) CM was associated with decreased PSOC. Results suggest that a mother's well-being postpartum moderates the effect of a childhood maltreatment history on her parenting sense of competence. Reducing postpartum depressive symptoms and enhancing resilience may be important components for interventions that address parenting confidence with maltreated women.
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