Mothers' mood and perceptions regarding their preterm infants' behavioral state following a feeding intervention

Cuellar, Ernestine H.; Hill, Alice S.

doi:10.1016/j.jnn.2010.03.001

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Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 173-183, August 2010

Mothers' mood and perceptions regarding their preterm infants' behavioral state following a feeding intervention☆

The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-1132, United States

published online 18 June 2010.

Abstract

A 2×3 repeated measures design was used with 22 mother–infant dyads to examine infants' state behavior, mothers' mood and perceptions immediately following and 1 week after a 7-day developmental intervention.

During feeding infants who received a 1-week intervention showed less variability in their state behavior at 1-week post intervention (F=11.61, df=1, p=.003) and across time (F=7.401, df=2, p=.002) than control infants.

The intervention and control groups' scores on the Positive PANAS and the intervention groups' scores on the Negative PANAS were related to infant state behavior at Time 2. Infant state behavior for the intervention group was related to mothers' perceptions at T₂.

After feeding, infants' state behavior was related to mothers' perception at T₂ and scores on the negative PANAS at Time 3. Mothers' mood and perception were related at T₂ for the intervention group.

Keywords: Perceptions, Mood, Behavioral state, Preterm infants