title: Longitudinal development of mother-infant interaction during the first year of life among mothers with substance abuse and psychiatric problems and their infants.
abstract: The quality of mother-infant interaction during the first year may be hampered by maternal substance abuse and co-existing non-optimal factors such as psychiatric problems and difficult relational experiences. In the present study three groups of women were recruited during pregnancy: One group with substance abuse problems from residential treatment centers (n = 28), a second group from psychiatric outpatient treatment centers (n = 22), and a third group from well-baby clinics (n = 30). Four maternal optimality indexes were assessed (substance abuse, psychiatric problems, relational experiences and SES). Mother-infant interaction was observed at 3 and 12 months. The substance abuse group showed the most disturbed mother-infant interaction at 12 months. Low maternal optimality as well as impairments in maternal affective involvement at 3 months influenced negatively both on infant and dyadic affective behavior in interaction at 12 months. Long-term interventions are needed to promote affective reciprocity among mother-baby pairs with low optimality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Forskningsveien 3a, 0317, Oslo, Norway, torill.siqveland@psykologi.uio.no.
authors.forename: Torill S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Siqveland
authors.forename: Vibeke
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult