title: [Effects of a rich emotionally-satisfying childbirth experience of mothers on their later parental attitudes and behavior in school-age children].
abstract: This study examined the effects of a rich, emotionally-satisfying childbirth experience (CBE) of mothers on the behavior of school-age children using longitudinal data measured from immediately to 7 years and 6 months after birth. The results of structural equation modeling revealed the following: 1) giving birth in a midwifery center enhances emotional satisfaction with CBE, 2) a rich CBE of mothers was associated with parental warmth, 3) parental warmth during early childhood increased prosocial behavior and reduced behavioral problems in school-age children, and 4) temperamentally difficulty in early childhood were linked to later behavioral problems in school-age children. Thus, a rich CBE and parental warmth were suggested to be factors contributing to the good behavior of school-age children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Kodaira, Tokyo. kt.suzuki@ncnp.go.jp
authors.forename: Kota
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Makiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaga
authors.forename: Chizuru
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Misago
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takehara
authors.forename: Masumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inagaki
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D036801:Parturition / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy