Expectant Mothers Maximizing Opportunities: Maternal Characteristics Moderate Multifactorial Prenatal Stress in the Prediction of Birth Weight in a Sample of Children Adopted at Birth
Brotnow L, Reiss D, Stover CS, Ganiban J, Leve LD, Neiderhiser JM, Shaw DS, Stevens HE. Expectant Mothers Maximizing Opportunities: Maternal Characteristics Moderate Multifactorial Prenatal Stress in the Prediction of Birth Weight in a Sample of Children Adopted at Birth. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0141881. PMID: 26544958, PMCID: PMC4636431, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal stressSample of childrenMultidimensional theoretical modelHierarchical regression modelingHierarchical regression modelsObjective stressorsDistress measuresChild developmentEffects of stressMaternal personal characteristicsSocial supportMothers' stressProtective factorsPersonal characteristicsDistressStressorsCross-sectional dataMaternal characteristicsRisk factorsAdoption studiesHigher SESBirth mothersEnvironmental risk factorsTheoretical modelPregnancy complicationsThe relationship between genetic attributions, appraisals of birth mothers' health, and the parenting of adoptive mothers and fathers
Stover CS, Zhou Y, Leve LD, Neiderhiser JM, Shaw DS, Reiss D. The relationship between genetic attributions, appraisals of birth mothers' health, and the parenting of adoptive mothers and fathers. Journal Of Applied Developmental Psychology 2015, 41: 19-27. PMID: 26316660, PMCID: PMC4547608, DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2015.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMother's healthPerinatal risksMental healthMothers' mental healthGenetic attributionsFathers' feelingsFathers' appraisalsAdoptive mothersInfantsMothersMothers' appraisalsHealthMonthsStandardized measuresDaily hasslesRiskBirth mothersParents' appraisalsAssociationParents' feelingsHostile parentingParenting behaviorsPrevention