A paradoxical role of childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in the association between personality factors and mother-infant bonding: A cross-sectional study.
Jonathan Eliyahu HandelzaltsIlana S HairstonMaria MuzikAdi Matatyahu TaharSigal LevyPublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2019)
Both Dispositional Optimism and Neuroticism correlated with bonding difficulties, mediated by postpartum depression and PTSD symptoms. When all variables were measured in a single model, postpartum PTSD birth-related symptoms predicted fewer bonding difficulties while general postpartum PTSD symptoms were associated with more bonding difficulties. Taken together, these results can promote better understanding of postpartum psychopathology and mother-infant bonding to allow for better treatments. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).