Attachment disorganization moderates the effect of maternal postnatal depressive symptoms on infant autonomic functioning

Anne Tharner; Bram Dierckx; Maartje P.C.M. Luijk; Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn; Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg; Joost R. van Ginkel; Henriette A. Moll; Vincent W.V. Jaddoe; Albert Hofman; James J. Hudziak; Frank C. Verhulst; Henning Tiemeier

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Attachment disorganization moderates the effect of maternal postnatal depressive symptoms on infant autonomic functioning

Anne Tharner, Bram Dierckx, Maartje P.C.M. Luijk, Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Joost R. van Ginkel, Henriette A. Moll, Vincent W.V. Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, James J. Hudziak, Frank C. Verhulst, Henning Tiemeier^*

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We examined associations of disorganized attachment and maternal depressive symptoms with infant autonomic functioning in 450 infant-mother dyads enrolled in the Generation R study. Maternal depressive symptoms were measured 2 months postpartum with the Brief Symptom Inventory. At 14 months, we assessed infant attachment with a slightly shortened Strange Situation and measured infant resting heart rate. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) was calculated using spectral analysis. Higher levels of maternal postnatal depressive symptoms predicted lower resting RSA in disorganized infants (B=-0.31, SE=0.15, p=.04, R²=.05) but not in nondisorganized infants (B=0.05, SE=0.06, p=.36). This effect was buffered in disorganized infants with a secondary secure attachment classification. Disorganized infants were more vulnerable to the effect of maternal postnatal depressive symptoms on the physiological stress systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	195-203
Number of pages	9
Journal	Psychophysiology
Volume	50
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12003
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013

Keywords

Autonomic nervous system functioning
Disorganized attachment
Infant
Maternal depressive symptoms
RSA

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Tharner, A., Dierckx, B., Luijk, M. P. C. M., van Ijzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., van Ginkel, J. R., Moll, H. A., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Hofman, A., Hudziak, J. J., Verhulst, F. C., & Tiemeier, H. (2013). Attachment disorganization moderates the effect of maternal postnatal depressive symptoms on infant autonomic functioning. Psychophysiology, 50(2), 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12003

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