title: Maternal sleep and depressive symptoms: links with infant Negative Affectivity.
abstract: This study assessed whether elevated severities of maternal depression and disturbed maternal sleep would be associated with maternal perceptions of higher Negative Affectivity of her infant. Sixty-nine mothers participated in this study. The study was part of a larger randomized controlled study testing the efficacy of acupuncture as a treatment for depression during pregnancy. The present study focused on data collected at 6 months postpartum in a naturalistic follow-up design, using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD), maternal sleep diaries (completed daily for 1 week), and the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R). Regression analyses revealed that (a) maternal depression severity was a significant predictor of the IBQ-R Distress and Falling Reactivity scales and (b) poor maternal sleep was a significant predictor of the IBQ-R Sadness scale. Our findings support previous findings of significant links between maternal emotional distress and perceived Negative Affectivity of her infant's temperament and provide a novel insight linking maternal poor sleep with perceived sadness of the infant.
authors: Stanford University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, USA. liatti@bgu.ac.il
authors: Liat
authors: L
authors: Tikotzky
authors: Andrea S
authors: AS
authors: Chambers
authors: Erika
authors: E
authors: Gaylor
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Manber
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture / Q000379:methods; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult