Coparenting conflict moderates the association between maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and infant regulatory capacity

Tiago Miguel Pinto; Mark Ethan Feinberg; Bárbara Figueiredo

doi:10.1002/icd.2549

Coparenting conflict moderates the association between maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and infant regulatory capacity

Tiago Miguel Pinto, Mark Ethan Feinberg, Bárbara Figueiredo

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Abstract

As a development-enhancing or a risk-promoting environment, coparenting may shape the association between maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and infant regulatory capacity. This study aimed to analyse the moderator role of coparenting cooperation and conflict in the association between maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and infant regulatory capacity at 3 months. The sample comprised 103 primiparous couples (N = 206 parents) and their 3-month-old infants (53.7% female). Mothers reported on depressive symptoms at the first trimester of pregnancy, and both parents reported on coparenting, and infant regulatory capacity at 2 weeks and 3 months postpartum. Higher levels of maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and higher levels of coparenting conflict reported by parents at 2 weeks postpartum were associated with lower infant regulatory capacity at 3 months. Coparenting conflict at 2 weeks postpartum accentuated the association between maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and infant regulatory capacity at 3 months. The results support a view of coparenting conflict as a risk-promoting environment that can accentuate the association between maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and infant regulatory capacity. Infants in families with mothers with elevated prenatal depressive symptoms and with high levels of coparenting conflict may be at high risk of low regulatory capacity.

Original language	English
Article number	e2549
Journal	Infant and Child Development
Volume	33
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2549
Publication status	Published - 3 Nov 2024

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This study was conducted at Psychology Research Centre (UID/PSI/01662/2013), University of Minho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science through national funds and co\u2010financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI\u201001\u20100145\u2010FEDER\u2010007653). This research was also supported by FEDER Funds through the Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade \u2013 COMPETE and by National Funds through FCT under the project PTDC/SAU/SAP/116738/2010 and individual Grant (SFRH/BD/115048/2016). This study was also funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology \u2013 FCT (Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education), under the Grant UIDB/05380/2020. The sponsors had no further role in the study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the paper for publication.

Funders	Funder number
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ministério da Educação e Ciência
Universidade do Minho
European Regional Development Fund
COMPETE2020	SFRH/BD/115048/2016, POCI‐01‐0145‐FEDER‐007653, PTDC/SAU/SAP/116738/2010
Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education	UIDB/05380/2020

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coparenting
infant regulatory capacity
maternal prenatal depressive symptoms

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