Maternal mind-mindedness and infant oxytocin are interrelated and negatively associated with postnatal depression / P. FEARON ; E. MEINS ; R. FELDMAN ; P. HARDIMAN ; C. ROSAN ; P. FONAGY in Development and Psychopathology, 37-4 (October 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 37-4 (October 2025) . - p.2026-2037 Titre : Maternal mind-mindedness and infant oxytocin are interrelated and negatively associated with postnatal depression Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : P. FEARON, Auteur ; E. MEINS, Auteur ; R. FELDMAN, Auteur ; P. HARDIMAN, Auteur ; C. ROSAN, Auteur ; P. FONAGY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2026-2037 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Mentalizing  mind-mindedness  mood  oxytocin  postnatal depression Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Previous studies show that maternal mind-mindedness positively impacts children?s social development. In the current studies, we examine the relation between mind-mindedness during parent-child interaction, oxytocin (OT), and postnatal depression in a sample of mothers (N = 62, ages 23-44) and their infant (ages 3-9 months). In Study 1, infant salivary OT was positively correlated with mothers' appropriate mind-related comments, and negatively correlated (at trend level) with maternal depression scores. Mothers experiencing symptoms of depression used fewer appropriate mind-related comments than controls. Study 2 was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, experimental study, in which the same women who participated in Study 1 were administered nasal OT. This did not significantly influence levels of mind-mindedness. Study 2 warrants a larger trial to investigate the effect of OT on mind-mindedness further. Study 1 is the first to demonstrate an association between maternal mind-mindedness and variation in children?s OT levels. Since both OT and mind-mindedness have been repeatedly implicated in processes of maternal-infant attachment, this association highlights the centrality of mothers' caregiving representations in facilitating the parent-child relationship and children?s early development. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424001585 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=567 [article] Maternal mind-mindedness and infant oxytocin are interrelated and negatively associated with postnatal depression [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / P. FEARON, Auteur ; E. MEINS, Auteur ; R. FELDMAN, Auteur ; P. HARDIMAN, Auteur ; C. ROSAN, Auteur ; P. FONAGY, Auteur . - p.2026-2037. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 37-4 (October 2025) . - p.2026-2037 Mots-clés : Mentalizing  mind-mindedness  mood  oxytocin  postnatal depression Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Previous studies show that maternal mind-mindedness positively impacts children?s social development. In the current studies, we examine the relation between mind-mindedness during parent-child interaction, oxytocin (OT), and postnatal depression in a sample of mothers (N = 62, ages 23-44) and their infant (ages 3-9 months). In Study 1, infant salivary OT was positively correlated with mothers' appropriate mind-related comments, and negatively correlated (at trend level) with maternal depression scores. Mothers experiencing symptoms of depression used fewer appropriate mind-related comments than controls. Study 2 was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, experimental study, in which the same women who participated in Study 1 were administered nasal OT. This did not significantly influence levels of mind-mindedness. Study 2 warrants a larger trial to investigate the effect of OT on mind-mindedness further. Study 1 is the first to demonstrate an association between maternal mind-mindedness and variation in children?s OT levels. Since both OT and mind-mindedness have been repeatedly implicated in processes of maternal-infant attachment, this association highlights the centrality of mothers' caregiving representations in facilitating the parent-child relationship and children?s early development. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424001585 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=567

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