Objectives This study examines the contributions of social support and depressive
symptoms on sensitive parenting behaviors, parenting attitudes and parenting stress among …

Many studies have identified associations between maternal depression and decreased
quality of parenting. In addition to maternal depression, we examined associations of …

Objective: This longitudinal, descriptive study described the level of depressive symptoms in
mothers of preterm infants from birth through 27 months corrected age and examined factors …

While lack of social support for adolescent mothers has been tied to parenting stress and
postpartum depression, the types of support received by adolescent mothers from their …

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of father involvement on infant distress
among children born to teen mothers, particularly those who are depressed. 119 teen …

Background Children and parents often rely on the support provided by non-parental adults
such as extended family members. Expanding conceptualizations of social support beyond …

Preterm birth has been associated with greater psychological distress and less positive
mother infant interactions than were experienced by mothers of full‐term infants. Maternal …

Purpose The purposes of this study were to assess the parenting stress in mothers of
premature infants and stress related characteristics of mothers and infants. Methods The …

Background: This study compared the psychosocial factors, self-esteem, sense of mastery,
life stress, and social support among first-time married and single mothers in early …

Objective: In a previous study, we found that new mothers could and would express
concerns about their parenting, including concerns about maltreatment and poor care. In this …