TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal Exploration of Prenatal and Postnatal Intimate Partner Violence, Postpartum Depression, and Child–Mother Attachment
T2 - A Mediation Model
AU - Zhang, Ying
AU - Shen, Fei
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This longitudinal study examines the timelines of occurrences of intimate partner violence (IPV) on child–mother attachment, as well as the mediating role of maternal postpartum depression (PPD). Using a sample in the United States (N = 2,268), findings suggest that, compared to mothers’ prenatal IPV victimization, postnatal IPV more negatively influences child–mother attachment when the children were at 3 years old, and this negative impact on attachment was partially mediated through maternal PPD. As IPV screening for pregnant women in healthcare settings becomes a common practice, effective IPV and PPD screening postnatally should be broadly implemented to promote maternal mental health and child–mother attachment.
AB - This longitudinal study examines the timelines of occurrences of intimate partner violence (IPV) on child–mother attachment, as well as the mediating role of maternal postpartum depression (PPD). Using a sample in the United States (N = 2,268), findings suggest that, compared to mothers’ prenatal IPV victimization, postnatal IPV more negatively influences child–mother attachment when the children were at 3 years old, and this negative impact on attachment was partially mediated through maternal PPD. As IPV screening for pregnant women in healthcare settings becomes a common practice, effective IPV and PPD screening postnatally should be broadly implemented to promote maternal mental health and child–mother attachment.
KW - attachment
KW - longitudinal
KW - postnatal intimate partner violence
KW - postpartum depression
KW - prenatal intimate partner violence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85193329966&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10778012241251972
DO - 10.1177/10778012241251972
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85193329966
SN - 1077-8012
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
ER -