怀孕期间的收入不稳定性可能与产后大脑功能有关,因为父母与婴儿之间的联系
Pilyoung Kim1, Yun Xie2, Genevieve Patterson2
1Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA; Department of Psychology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea.
概括
怀孕期间产前收入损失可能会对父母对婴儿暗示的脑反应产生负面影响,增加产后抑郁症的风险. 相反,收入增长可能会增强与照顾和依恋相关的大脑功能.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 怀孕是神经可塑性的关键时期.
- 怀孕期间的环境压力因素可能会影响父母婴儿的联系和围产期心理健康.
- 慢性贫困与不利的育儿有关,但怀孕期间收入不稳定对父母大脑适应的影响尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查产前收入变化如何潜在地影响神经生物学响应婴儿的急救线索在分娩个体.
- 研究怀孕期间收入不稳定与产后早期父母大脑功能之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 使用fMRI扫描来测量120名分娩个体的脑活动.
- 参与者倾听他们自己的哭声和对照婴儿的哭声,并匹配白噪声.
- 怀孕期间的月收入数据被用来计算收入与需求的比率,损失和收益.
主要成果:
- 怀孕期间的收入损失与对婴儿哭泣 (运动,听觉,同理心皮层) 的大脑反应减弱有关,这与照顾者的敏感性受损和产后抑郁症风险增加有关.
- 这些神经生物学变化并行于产前抑郁和焦虑症状的升高.
- 收入增长与前额区域 (认知同情,情绪调节) 的激活增加有关,以响应自己的婴儿的哭声,并与更强的产后依恋有关.
结论:
- 产前收入不稳定与护理和父母婴儿结合电路内的产后大脑反应的变化有关.
- 产前收入损失与产前情绪症状有关,这表明产前护理期间对经济不稳定的查可以识别需要支持的家庭.
- 经济不稳定的早期识别可以为处于危险的家庭提供心理健康资源和其他支持.
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