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dc.contributor.authorParisi, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorHøifødt, Ragnhild Sørensen
dc.contributor.authorBohne, Agnes
dc.contributor.authorWang, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson
dc.contributor.authorPfuhl, Gerit
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-20T12:05:50Z
dc.date.available2024-08-20T12:05:50Z
dc.date.issued2024-02-05
dc.description.abstractHeart rate variability (HRV) is an indicator of autonomic nervous system activity, and high levels of stress and/or depressive symptoms may reduce HRV. Here, we assessed whether (a) parental stress affected HRV in mothers during the perinatal period and whether this is mediated by bonding and (b) whether antenatal maternal mental states, specifically repetitive negative thinking, depressive symptoms, and pregnancy-related anxiety, have an impact on infant HRV, and lastly, we investigated (c) the relationship between maternal HRV and infant HRV. Data are from the Northern Babies Longitudinal Study (NorBaby). In 111 parent–infant pairs, cardiac data were collected 6 months after birth. In the antenatal period, we used the Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Questionnaire—Revised, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire; in the postnatal period, we used the Parenting Stress Index and the Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale. Higher levels of perceived parenting stress but not depressive symptoms were associated with lower HRV in mothers (τ = −0.146), and this relationship was not mediated by maternal bonding. Antenatal maternal mental states were not associated with infant HRV. There was no significant correlation between maternal HRV and infant HRV. Our observational data suggest that perceived stress reduces cardiac flexibility. Future studies should measure HRV and parenting stress repeatedly during the perinatal period.en_US
dc.identifier.citationParisi F, Høifødt R, Bohne A, Wang CEA, Pfuhl G. Perceived Parenting Stress Is Related to Cardiac Flexibility in Mothers: Data from the NorBaby Study. Behavioral Sciences. 2024;14(2)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2251167
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/bs14020117
dc.identifier.issn2076-328X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/34294
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalBehavioral Sciences
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titlePerceived Parenting Stress Is Related to Cardiac Flexibility in Mothers: Data from the NorBaby Studyen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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