ArticleScientific reports2022
Trait coping styles and the maternal neural and behavioral sensitivity to an infant.
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- Investigating the role of executive function in brain responses to infant crying among new parents.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2026Article
- An exploratory fMRI study on the association of parental involvement in childcare with brain responses to infant vocalisations and dyadic interaction quality in same-sex mother families.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Exploring the Relationship between Parental Stress and Child Behavioral Problems in Precocious Puberty: The Role of Parenting and Coping Strategies.Yonsei medical journal · 2025Article
- Birthing parents' neural response to infant cry: moderating effects of oxytocin and perceived childhood care.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2025Article
- Maternal cortisol concentration is associated with reduced brain activation to infant cry and more intrusive parenting behavior.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2025Article
- Noradrenergic Regulation of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Mediates Stress Coping in Postpartum Female Mice.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Exploring predictors of interaction among low-birth-weight infants and their caregivers: a machine learning-based random forest approach.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
During the postpartum period, new mothers experience drastic changes in their body, brain, and life circumstances. Stress from the emotional and physical demands of caring for an infant is associated with negative mood and parenting outcomes. The use of active coping strategies can increase mothers' resilience during the postpartum period. However, little is known about the association between coping styles and maternal brain responses to infant cues. In the current study, we examined the associations among trait coping style, maternal brain responses, and behavioral sensitivity in a socioeconomically diverse sample of first-time mothers (N = 59). The use of more active trait coping strategies compared to passive coping strategies was associated with increased brain responses to infant cry sounds in brain regions that are critically involved in motivation and emotion regulation-substantia nigra, anterior cingulate gyrus, and inferior frontal gyrus. Increased brain activations in the midbrain and anterior cingulate gyrus were further associated with higher levels of maternal sensitivity observed during interactions with the infant. Thus, the findings provide support for mothers' use of more active coping styles to promote neural and behavioral resilience for a positive transition to parenthood.
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