Moderating Effect of Perceived Social Support on Relationship Between Negative Emotion and Maternal-Fetal Attachment / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To explore the effect of anxiety, depression, perceived social support on maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) in women during late pregnancy.@*Method@#A sample of 207 cases of women during late pregnancy was assessed with Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale, Perceived Social Support Scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.@*Results@#Anxiety and depression scores were negatively correlated with MFA scores (r=-0.401,-0.416, P<0.01); perceived social support scores were negatively correlated with anxiety and depression (r=-0.233,-0.362, P<0.01), but positively correlated with MFA scores (r=0.200, P<0.01). The interactive effects of anxiety×perceived social support and depression × perceived social support on MFA were significant(β=0.196、0.204, P<0.01).@*Conclusion@#Perceived social support played a moderating role between negative emotion and MFA.