Interactions between maternal characteristics and neonatal behavior in the prediction of parenting stress and perception of infant temperament

Stephen J. Sheinkopf; Barry M. Lester; Linda L. LaGasse; Ron Seifer; Charles R. Bauer; Seetha Shankaran; Henrietta S. Bada; W. Kenneth Poole; Linda L. Wright

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj026

Interactions between maternal characteristics and neonatal behavior in the prediction of parenting stress and perception of infant temperament

Stephen J. Sheinkopf, Barry M. Lester, Linda L. LaGasse, Ron Seifer, Charles R. Bauer, Seetha Shankaran, Henrietta S. Bada, W. Kenneth Poole, Linda L. Wright

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Abstract

Background: Prenatal cocaine exposure is a marker of developmental risk. Social environmental risk factors may include maternal stress and maternal perceptions of difficult infant temperament. Objectives: To examine factors that may predict or moderate maternal ratings of parenting stress and difficult temperament in cocaine-exposed (CE) infants. Method: Neonatal behavior, infant temperament, parenting stress, and maternal psychopathology were measured in a large sample of infant-mother dyads with prenatal CE and a nonexposed comparison sample. Participants were drawn from an existing longitudinal data set (Maternal Lifestyle Study). Result: Relations between neonatal behavior and infant temperament ratings were moderated by mothers' ratings of parenting stress. Relations between neonatal cry and parenting stress were moderated by maternal psychopathology ratings. Results were unrelated to drug exposure history. Conclusions: For mothers of at risk infants (with or without prenatal CE), psychological distress affects the degree to which infant behavioral characteristics are experienced as stressful or difficult. Implications for treatment and outcome are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-40
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Volume	31
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsj026
State	Published - Jan 2006

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Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development through cooperative agreements (U10 HD 27904; U10 HD 21397; U10 HD 21385; U10 HD 27856; U10 HD 19897), NICHD contract HD 23159, Intra-agency agreements with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Administration for Youth and Families (ACYF) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), and a National Research Service Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (1 F32 DA05971-01).

Funding

This study was supported by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development through cooperative agreements (U10 HD 27904; U10 HD 21397; U10 HD 21385; U10 HD 27856; U10 HD 19897), NICHD contract HD 23159, Intra-agency agreements with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Administration for Youth and Families (ACYF) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), and a National Research Service Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (1 F32 DA05971-01).

Funders	Funder number
Youth and Families (ACYF)
Administration for Youth and Families
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	U10 HD 27904, U10 HD 27856, U10 HD 21385, U10 HD 21397, U10 HD 19897
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment	1 F32 DA05971-01
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	N01HD023159

Keywords

Cocaine
Parenting stress
Temperament

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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