Published: May 22, 2024
Giving birth and becoming a parent is physical psychological process that builds upon one’s previous life experiences. For instance, earlier life-events may be related to how woman experiences her childbirth (Beck & Casavant, 2019), while woman’s experience impact mental health parenthood (Beck, 2011; Carter et al., 2022; McKelvin 2021; Sun 2021). A sizable minority of women their as negative (Hosseini Tabaghdehi 2020) or even traumatic (Chabbert Currently, studies report contradicting findings regarding the potential risk factors for consequences thereof (McKelvin As following on contradictory findings, we still cannot claim comprehensive understanding predictors present already before pregnancy, well long-term effects parenting behaviour development parent-child relationship. This dissertation aims at contributing this gap by using longitudinal multi-method data (i.e., self-report, interview, observation) investigate antecedents sequelae Chapters 2 3 associations between childhood experience, birth, fear coping during subsequent pregnancy with experience. Neither trauma nor attachment state mind were found statistically associated After neither characteristics in Of various ways prepare cope decisions made care making plan, choosing planned c-section home more positive 4 5 observed maternal sensitivity disruptive behaviour, stress child attachment. Childbirth was not sensitivity, Negative relate higher levels paternal stress. Finally, COVID-19 pandemic coincided completion dissertation. Many parents experienced an increase (Adams Calvano 2022), which combination pre-existing ongoing might have increased parental burnout. Chapter 6 reports social support burnout pandemic. Mothers’ stable lower support, symptoms
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