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Differences in infant negative affectivity during the COVID‐19 pandemic

This longitudinal study compared infant temperament rated at 3 months postpartum by 263 United‐States‐based women who gave birth during the COVID‐19 pandemic and 72 who gave birth prior to the pandemic. All women completed questionnaires assessing perinatal mental health, social contact, and infant...

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Published in:Infant mental health journal 2023-07, Vol.44 (4), p.466-479
Main Authors: Morris, Alyssa R., Saxbe, Darby E.
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Language:English
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Summary:This longitudinal study compared infant temperament rated at 3 months postpartum by 263 United‐States‐based women who gave birth during the COVID‐19 pandemic and 72 who gave birth prior to the pandemic. All women completed questionnaires assessing perinatal mental health, social contact, and infant temperament. Mothers whose infants were born during the pandemic reported higher levels of infant negative affectivity as compared with mothers whose infants were born earlier (F(1, 324) = 18.28, p 
ISSN:0163-9641
1097-0355
DOI:10.1002/imhj.22061