@article{ref1,
title="Postpartum depression and resilience predict parenting sense of competence in women with childhood maltreatment history",
journal="Archives of women's mental health",
year="2018",
author="Martinez-Torteya, Cecilia and Katsonga-Phiri, Tiamo and Rosenblum, Katherine Lisa and Hamilton, Lindsay and Muzik, Maria",
volume="21",
number="6",
pages="777-784",
abstract="This study examines the effect of a history of childhood maltreatment (CM) on parenting sense of competence, taking into account the influence of resilience and postpartum depressive symptoms as moderators of this relationship. Participants (N = 131) were a community sample of women recruited into a larger study of maternal childhood maltreatment. Women completed questionnaires over the phone at 4 months postpartum and parenting sense of competence (PSOC) was assessed during a home visit at 6 months postpartum. A three-way interaction emerged; women with low depression and high resilience factors maintained high levels of PSOC, even when they had a CM history. In contrast, among women with one postpartum risk factor (depression or low resilience) CM was associated with decreased PSOC. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that a mother's well-being postpartum moderates the effect of a childhood maltreatment history on her parenting sense of competence. Reducing postpartum depressive symptoms and enhancing resilience may be important components for interventions that address parenting confidence with maltreated women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1434-1816",
doi="10.1007/s00737-018-0865-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-018-0865-7"
}