Literature has widely verified that the quality of prenatal attachment significantly influences mother’s and newborn’swell-being (Tani et al., 2017a,b; Walsh et al., 2014; Laxton-Kane & Shade, 2002).The aim of this study was to analyze the protective relational factors of prenatal attachment by exploring the role that the social support mothers perceive during pregnancy and the quality of their relationships with their own parents and partners plays in influencing the maternal prenatal attachment to child. 161 women (Mage = 31.63, SD = 4.88) at 31-32 week of gestation were recruited for the present study. The Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI, Parker et al., 1979;Bonaiuto et al., 1997) was used to assess the quality of women’s relationships with their mothers and fathers. The Romance Qualities Scale (RQS; Ponti et al., 2010) was employed to measure the quality of the women’s romantic relationships. The Maternal Social Support Scale (MSSS, Webster et al., 2000;Dabrassi et al., 2009) was used to assess the maternal perceived social support. Finally, the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI, Müller, 1993;Della Vedova et al., 2008) was used to measure the mother’s attachment bond to her unborn child. A linear regression analysis was conducted with prenatal attachment as the dependent variable, and maternal social support and relationships with mother, father and partner as predictors. In line with previous studies, the perceived social support during pregnancy (Doan & Zimermann, 2008; Tani et al., 2017a) and quality of couple relationship (Barone et al., 2014; Walsh et al., 2014) positively affect prenatal attachment to the unborn child. On the contrary, the quality of mothers’ relationships with their parents was not a significant predictor of their prenatal attachment. In conclusion, perceiving support from their social network and having a good couple relationship during pregnancy enhance feelings of well-being, fostering a good prenatal attachment bond.
MATERNAL PRENATAL ATTACHMENT: A STUDY ON RELATIONAL PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Ponti l.;
2018
Abstract
Literature has widely verified that the quality of prenatal attachment significantly influences mother’s and newborn’swell-being (Tani et al., 2017a,b; Walsh et al., 2014; Laxton-Kane & Shade, 2002).The aim of this study was to analyze the protective relational factors of prenatal attachment by exploring the role that the social support mothers perceive during pregnancy and the quality of their relationships with their own parents and partners plays in influencing the maternal prenatal attachment to child. 161 women (Mage = 31.63, SD = 4.88) at 31-32 week of gestation were recruited for the present study. The Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI, Parker et al., 1979;Bonaiuto et al., 1997) was used to assess the quality of women’s relationships with their mothers and fathers. The Romance Qualities Scale (RQS; Ponti et al., 2010) was employed to measure the quality of the women’s romantic relationships. The Maternal Social Support Scale (MSSS, Webster et al., 2000;Dabrassi et al., 2009) was used to assess the maternal perceived social support. Finally, the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI, Müller, 1993;Della Vedova et al., 2008) was used to measure the mother’s attachment bond to her unborn child. A linear regression analysis was conducted with prenatal attachment as the dependent variable, and maternal social support and relationships with mother, father and partner as predictors. In line with previous studies, the perceived social support during pregnancy (Doan & Zimermann, 2008; Tani et al., 2017a) and quality of couple relationship (Barone et al., 2014; Walsh et al., 2014) positively affect prenatal attachment to the unborn child. On the contrary, the quality of mothers’ relationships with their parents was not a significant predictor of their prenatal attachment. In conclusion, perceiving support from their social network and having a good couple relationship during pregnancy enhance feelings of well-being, fostering a good prenatal attachment bond.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
