What is it about?
The primary objective was to assess the predictive validity of four different optimality indexes and the perinatal status of infants in relation to maternal sensitivity during interaction at 3 months. The four optimality indexes comprised factors related to substance abuse, psychiatric condition, relational experience, and socioeconomic status.
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Why is it important?
We found that the optimality of the mothers' relational experiences, as well as the infants' perinatal status and maternal socioeconomic status , were predictors of maternal sensitivity in mother–infant interaction at 3 months. The relationship between group (with versus without substance abuse and psychiatric issues) and maternal sensitivity was mediated by the mothers’ optimality associated with relational experiences.
Perspectives
This study calls for attention in highlighting the importance of mothers' own relational experiences and their current perceptions of motherhood during treatment to support and enhance maternal sensitivity.
Professor Lars Smith
University of Oslo
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This page is a summary of: The impact of optimality on maternal sensitivity in mothers with substance abuse and psychiatric problems and their infants at 3 months, Infant Behavior and Development, February 2012, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.09.004.
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