Le rappresentazioni materne prima e dopo la nascita del bambino, in condizioni a rischio e non a rischio: indicatori predittivi della relazione madre-bambino nel primo anno di vita

Maternal representations before and after childbirth under risky and non-risky conditions: predictors of mother-baby relationship in the first year of life - The aim of the present paper was to observe the distribution of maternal representations before and after childbirth, in order to evaluate its influence on the dyadic relationship during the first year of the baby’s life. The research involved mothers with depressive risk factors, mothers with psy-chosocial risk conditions, mothers with both risk elements (psychosocial and depressive) and mothers with no risk factor. When the babies were 3, 6 and 12 months old, the dyads were contacted in order to video-record natural interactive exchanges, which were then coded using appropriately built evaluation scales of mother-infant interaction. Observational parame-ters were used in order to assess the quality of maternal behavior (Sensiti-vity, Affective State, Interference), of infant’s regulatory skills (Self-Regula-tion) and of dyadic interaction. Key words: maternal representations, infant relational abilities, parental risk con-ditions, affective regulation, dyadic interactive exchanges.;

Renata Tambelli, Flaminia Odorisio, Cristina Trentini, Massimo Ammaniti, Le rappresentazioni materne prima e dopo la nascita del bambino, in condizioni a rischio e non a rischio: indicatori predittivi della relazione madre-bambino nel primo anno di vita in "RIVISTA DI STUDI FAMILIARI" 2/2008, pp 115-133, DOI: