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dc.contributor.authorNordahl, Dag
dc.contributor.authorRognmo, Kamilla
dc.contributor.authorBohne, Agnes
dc.contributor.authorLandsem, Inger Pauline
dc.contributor.authorMoe, Vibeke
dc.contributor.authorWang, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson
dc.contributor.authorHøifødt, Ragnhild Sørensen
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-12T06:43:08Z
dc.date.available2020-06-12T06:43:08Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-08
dc.description.abstract<i>Background</i> - The quality of maternal-infant bonding is related to important child outcomes. The literature has assumed that the ability to form relationships is a relatively stable trait, and research studies have suggested that a mother’s attachment style in close adult relationships is related to mother-infant bonding. The transition to parenthood is also often stressful, and the adult attachment style may relate to parenting stress in the first year after birth. Such stress could possibly have a negative relationship with the mother-infant bond. In the present study, we examined the associations between maternal adult attachment styles and the quality of mother-infant bonding and whether this relationship is mediated by parenting stress.<p><p> <i>Methods</i> - The present study sample comprised 168 women (mean age 31.0 years, SD 4.23 years). Between weeks 31 and 41 of gestation, the anxious and avoidant adult attachment dimensions were measured with the Experiences in Close Relationships questionnaire (ECR). Between 5 and 15 weeks after birth mother-infant bonding and parenting stress were measured with the Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale (MPAS) and the Parenting Stress Index-Parent Domain (PSI-PD), respectively.<p><p> <i>Results</i> - Both attachment-related avoidance and attachment-related anxiety correlated significantly and negatively with mother-infant bonding. However, a regression analysis showed that only attachment-related avoidance was a significant predictor of mother-infant bonding when controlling for demographic variables and maternal mental health history. The relationship between the adult attachment style and bonding was mediated by parenting stress. Higher scores on attachment avoidance and anxiety were related to increased stress, which was related to decreased quality of bonding. The overall parent domain and the subscale of competence in the parent-related stress dimension mediated between attachment avoidance and bonding, and the overall parent domain and the subscales of competence and role restriction mediated between attachment anxiety and bonding. There was no direct relationship between the adult attachment style and mother-infant bonding when parenting stress was included as a mediator.<p><p> <i>Conclusions</i> - This study illustrates that maternal adult attachment style relates to mother-infant bonding. This relationship was mediated by parenting stress. The results may have implications for the early identification of mothers at risk of having bonding difficulties.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNordahl D, Rognmo K, Bohne A, Landsem IP, Moe V, Wang CEA, Høifødt R. Adult attachment style and maternal-infant bonding: the indirect path of parenting stress. BMC Psychology. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1814473
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-020-00424-2
dc.identifier.issn2050-7283
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/18533
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNordahl, D. (2023). The transition to motherhood: Maternal well-being and mother-child bonding until four months postpartum. The role of mothers’ early maladaptive schemas, attachment style and the Newborn Behavioral Observation. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/30481>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/30481</a>
dc.relation.journalBMC Psychology
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.titleAdult attachment style and maternal-infant bonding: the indirect path of parenting stressen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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