Abstract
This study examined the links between maternal self-criticism, maternal postpartum emotional distress (PPED), and maternal non-hostility among Arab-Bedouin mothers living in southern Israel. We proposed a moderated mediation model in which self-criticism would be related to PPED, which, in turn would be related to maternal non-hostility. One hundred five Arab-Bedouin mothers and their preterm (n = 48) and full-term (n = 57) infants were recruited shortly after birth and were followed up when infants were 6 months old (corrected for prematurity). The self-report measures were done shortly after birth, and, the measurement of observation was done at the 6-month visit. Findings demonstrated evidence for a moderated mediation model in which higher levels of maternal self-criticism correlated over time with higher levels of maternal PPED, and this, in turn, predicted lower levels of maternal non-hostility. This model was found only among the preterm group.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Infant Mental Health Journal |
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| State | Accepted/In press - 1 Jan 2024 |
Keywords
- Arab-Bedouin society
- Autocritique
- autocrítica
- beduinische Gesellschaft
- détresse émotionnelle maternelle
- Frühgeburt
- hostilidad materna
- hostilité maternelle
- maternal emotional distress
- maternal non-hostility
- mütterliche Feindseligkeit
- mütterlicher emotionaler Leidensdruck
- nacimiento prematuro
- prematurity
- prématurité
- Selbstkritik
- self-criticism
- sociedad beduina
- société bédouine
- trastorno emocional materno
- النقد الذاتي، عدائية الأمهات، اضطراب الأمهات العاطفي، المجتمع البدوي، الخداج
- 自己批判、母親の敵意、母親の精神的苦痛、ベドウィン社会、未熟性
- 自我批评, 母亲敌对, 母亲情绪困扰, 贝都因社会, 早产
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health