Journal article
Maternal anxiety from pregnancy to 2 years postpartum: transactional patterns of maternal early adversity and child temperament
Abstract
The aims of this study were to examine the anxiety trajectories of women from pregnancy to 2 years postpartum and to assess the influence of their early life experiences and the temperament of the child on these trajectories. We evaluated state anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) at pregnancy and 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months postpartum and determined its course as a function of self-reported early adverse experiences (Childhood Trauma …
Authors
Agrati D; Browne D; Jonas W; Meaney M; Atkinson L; Steiner M; Fleming AS; on behalf of the MAVAN research team
Journal
Archives of Women's Mental Health, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 693–705
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2015
DOI
10.1007/s00737-014-0491-y
ISSN
1434-1816