Heightened maternal separation anxiety in the postpartum : The role of socioeconomic disadvantage
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Cooklin, Amanda R., Lucas, Nina, Strazdins, Lyndall, Westrupp, Elizabeth, Giallo, Rebecca, Canterford, Louise and Nicholson, Jan M.. (2014). Heightened maternal separation anxiety in the postpartum : The role of socioeconomic disadvantage. Journal of Family Issues. 35(11), pp. 1497-1519. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X13481776
Authors | Cooklin, Amanda R., Lucas, Nina, Strazdins, Lyndall, Westrupp, Elizabeth, Giallo, Rebecca, Canterford, Louise and Nicholson, Jan M. |
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Abstract | Maternal separation anxiety (MSA) refers to feelings of anxiety elicited in a mother during separation from her infant. The role of social and structural disadvantage in the etiology of high MSA has been overlooked. Secondary analysis of data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (N = 3,897) revealed that compared to socioeconomically advantaged women, women of low socioeconomic position had a fourfold increased odds of reporting high (>80th percentile) MSA (odds ratio = 4.37, 95% confidence interval = 3.24-5.89), even when maternal and infant characteristics were controlled for. Inadequate social support and residing in a poor quality neighborhood were also significantly associated with high MSA in adjusted analyses. These findings indicate that high MSA is more common in socioeconomically disadvantaged women and might be a response to adverse circumstances. Mothers’ experience of, and reasons for, MSA needs to be considered in policy formulation about parental leave and postpartum employment, particularly for disadvantaged mothers. |
Keywords | maternal employment; parental leave; maternal separation anxiety; perinatal mental health; socioeconomic position |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Journal of Family Issues |
Journal citation | 35 (11), pp. 1497-1519 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc. |
ISSN | 0192-513X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X13481776 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84905514747 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1497-1519 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 31 Mar 2013 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 09 Sep 2021 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | ARC/DP0774439 |
NHMRC/390136 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8ww03/heightened-maternal-separation-anxiety-in-the-postpartum-the-role-of-socioeconomic-disadvantage
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