RT Article
T1 Longitudinal Exploration of Prenatal and Postnatal Intimate Partner Violence, Postpartum Depression, and Child–Mother Attachment: A Mediation Model
JF Violence against women
VO 31
IS 9
SP 2146
OP 2167
A1 Zhang, Ying
A1 Shen, Fei
A2 Shen, Fei
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1928052800
AB This longitudinal study examines the timelines of occurrences of intimate partner violence (IPV) on child–mother attachment, as well as the mediating role of maternal postpartum depression (PPD). Using a sample in the United States (N = 2,268), findings suggest that, compared to mothers’ prenatal IPV victimization, postnatal IPV more negatively influences child–mother attachment when the children were at 3 years old, and this negative impact on attachment was partially mediated through maternal PPD. As IPV screening for pregnant women in healthcare settings becomes a common practice, effective IPV and PPD screening postnatally should be broadly implemented to promote maternal mental health and child–mother attachment.
K1 Longitudinal
K1 Attachment
K1 postnatal intimate partner violence
K1 prenatal intimate partner violence
K1 Postpartum Depression
DO 10.1177/10778012241251972