recommended reading studies Flashcards
postpartum depression
FIELD 2010-The interaction disturbances of depressed mothers and their infants appear to be universal, across different cultures and socioeconomic status groups and, include less sensitivity of the mothers and responsivity of the infants. Several caregiving activities also appear to be compromised by postpartum depression including feeding practices, most especially breastfeeding, sleep routines and well-child visits, vaccinations and safety practices
slomian 2020- a review, he results suggest that postpartum depression creates an environment that is not conducive to the personal development of mothers or the optimal development of a child. It therefore seems important to detect and treat depression during the postnatal period as early as possible to avoid harmful consequences.
fatherhood vs motherhood- happiness!
Nelson- coffey et al., 2019-
Across all three studies and more than 18,000 participants, parenthood was associated with more positive well-being outcomes for fathers than for mothers.
but what did this study control for? As with any study of parenthood, these findings cannot conclusively determine whether having children causes mothers and fathers to feel more or less happy. Instead, they provide a descriptive portrait of parents’ emotional lives. Future studies examining mothers’ and fathers’ well-being using a longitudinal design would be informative
more work is needed to further understand why fatherhood is associated with relatively more positive outcomes. For example, as described above, one possibility is that gender differences in parents’ well-being are shaped by gendered division of parenting task- yet we do not fully understand these mechanisms- qualitative interviews could be a good way to measure this!
also just a US sample!
cognitive behavioural stress management for burnout
urbanowisk et al., 2023-
The results showed that compared to the control group the CBSM programme contributed to the reduction of parental burnout symptoms with statistically significant and small effect size. Moreover, the contrast analyses showed that the reduction in parental burnout severity was maintained at 3 month-follow-up. The reduction in parental burnout scores was mediated by the decrease in stress and the increase in unconditional self-kindness.
Conclusions: These results highlight the potential benefits of the CBSM programme for parental burnout prevention and reduction.
