Maternal Self-confidence Postpartum and at Pre-school Age: The Role of Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Maternal Attachment Insecurity

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1873-1880

  Zietlow, Anna Lena ^a   Schlüter, Myriam Kim ^a   Nonnenmacher, Nora ^a   Müller, Mitho ^a   Reck, Corinna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Depression; Maternal attachment insecurity; Maternal self confidence; Postpartum period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907166187     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1431-1     Document Type: Article

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