@article{ref1,
title="The development of maternal self‐esteem",
journal="Infant mental health journal",
year="2007",
author="Farrow, C. and Blissett, J.",
volume="28",
number="5",
pages="517-535",
abstract="Although an important theoretical concept, little is known about the development of maternal self-esteem. This study explores the significance of maternal cognitions, psychopathological symptoms, and child temperament in the prediction of prenatal and postnatal maternal self-esteem. During pregnancy 162 women completed measures assessing their unhealthy core beliefs, psychopathological symptoms, and self-esteem. At 1 year postpartum 87 of these women completed measures assessing their self-esteem and their child's temperament. Overall maladaptive maternal core beliefs and psychopathological symptoms during pregnancy explained 19% of the variance in prenatal maternal self-esteem. Forty-two percent of the variance in maternal self-esteem at 1 year could be explained by a combination of prenatal maternal self-esteem, mental health symptoms, maternal core beliefs, and more unsociable infant temperament. Underlying maternal cognitive structures may be important in determining the development of maternal self-esteem.<p />",
language="",
issn="0163-9641",
doi="10.1002/imhj.20151",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/imhj.20151"
}