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A Screening Questionnaire for mother-infant bonding disorders

Brockington, I. F., Oates, J., George, S., Turner, D., Vostanis, P., Sullivan, M., Loh, C., Murdoch, C.·2001·Archives of Women's Mental Health

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Perinatal mental health services in pregnancy and the year after birth: the ESMI research programme including RCT
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“The Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire [41] is used in the perinatal period to measure the relation between mother and infant.”
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Computer-based mother–infant interaction analysis and mental functioning in postpartum depression
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Correlates of work productivity and maternal competence after having a baby: the roles of mother-infant bonding and maternal subjective experiences
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“The quality of mother/infant bonding was assessed with the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ [15,47]).”
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Does parental mental health mediate the association between parents' perceived stress and parent-infant bonding during the early COVID-19 pandemic?
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“For the PBQ, this might be explained by the conceptual focus aiming to identify bonding disorders, including two clinically relevant items probing for child maltreatment [46], which did not differentiate between participants in the current samples.”
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“the infant, to feelings of irritability, hostility, aggressive impulses or to rejection of the child.(1,2) Postnatal maternal–infant bonding impair-”
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Effect of Previous Miscarriage on the Maternal Birth Experience in the First Baby Study
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“Additionally, women experiencing pregnancy after loss have reported delayed bonding with the fetus (Cote-Arsenault & Donato, 2007) that can lead to maternal-infant bonding disorders and serious long-term effects on the mother/child relationship and child development (Brockington et al., 2001).”
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“The range of PBQ scores was indicative of considerable variation in maternal responses.”
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“So, 680 women were administered EPDS and STAI, followed by assessing psychosocial factors using PSSQ, IFSCB (Inventory of Functional Status after Childbirth), PSI-SF, PBQ, KMSS and HITS.”
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“The Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) [70, 71] was used to measure the quality of the parent–baby bond by assessing the mother’s feelings or attitudes toward her baby.”
Method
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Perinatal self‐report of thoughts of self‐harm, depressive symptoms, and personality traits: Prospective study of Japanese community women
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“The Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire [55] was used to detect the presence of bonding difficulties.”
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Relationship of premenstrual syndrome with postpartum depression and mother–infant bonding
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Interventions for perinatal borderline personality disorder and complex trauma: a systematic review
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“Bonding is a crucial process in the early interactions between parents and their newborn [41], as it is a driving force for parent’s involvement and the development of adapted parental behaviors [42].”
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Effects of lay support for pregnant women with social risk factors on infant development and maternal psychological health at 12 months postpartum
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“Disordered bonding is characterized by a significant lack of 58 maternal feeling; hostility toward the infant, lack of responsiveness to the infant’s needs, 59 and sometimes, harm or neglect [21,22].”
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Early Maternal Caregiving: A Conceptualization of Maternal Compassion Preoccupation
Chasson, M., & Ben‐Ari, O. T. –. (2020) · Qualitative Health Research · doi:10.1177/1049732320908570 · Cited by 12
“According to the literature, mothers for whom caring for the child generates difficulties may feel overwhelmed by emotions (Fraiberg et al., 1975; Huth-Bocks et al., 2016) or be emotionally detached from, or even hostile toward the infant (Brockington et al., 2001).”
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The relationship between disconfirmed expectations of motherhood, depression, and mother–infant attachment in the postnatal period
Rizzo, I., & Watsford, C. R. (2020) · Australian Psychologist · doi:10.1111/ap.12472 · Cited by 12
“This scale has been validated and used in several empirical studies, one of which compared the MPAS to another widely used measure (Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire, Brockington et al., 2001), and found the MPAS correlated less with social desirability (Van Bussel, Spitz, & Demyttenaere, 2010).”
Method
Exploratory study of bed‐sharing and maternal‐infant bonding
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“Postpartum mother-infant bonding was assessed using the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ; Brockington et al. 2001).”
Method
Postnatal depression and infant growth in an urban area of Bangladesh
Sharmin, K. N., Sarwar, N., Mumu, S. J., Taleb, D. A., & Flora, M. S. (2019) · Midwifery · doi:10.1016/j.midw.2019.03.014 · Cited by 12
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Kuipers, Y., Leugenhaege, L. V., de Craen, N. V., den Branden, L. V., Bleijenbergh, R., Mestdagh, E., & Rompaey, B. V. (2019) · Applied Research in Quality of Life · doi:10.1007/s11482-019-09779-0 · Cited by 11
Anxious Attachment Mediates the Associations Between Early Recollections of Mother's Own Parental Bonding and Mother–Infant Bonding: A 2-Month Path Analysis Model
Hakhmigari, M. K., Peled, Y., Krissi, H., Levy, S., Molmen-Lichter, M., & Handelzalts, J. E. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.682161 · Cited by 11
“Mother–Infant Bonding Mother–infant bonding was assessed by the Hebrew version of the PBQ (48, 49).”
Method
Predictors of Parent‐Infant Bonding Among Postpartum Chinese Mothers and Fathers
Ngai, F., & Lam, W. (2022) · Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health · doi:10.1111/jmwh.13440 · Cited by 12
Associations of rooming-in with maternal postpartum bonding: the impact of mothers' pre-delivery intentions
Handelzalts, J. E., Levy, S., Molmen-Lichter, M., Muzik, M., Krissi, H., Wiznitzer, A., & Peled, Y. (2021) · Midwifery · doi:10.1016/j.midw.2021.102942 · Cited by 11
Mothers' bonding attitudes towards infants: Impact of demographics, psychological attributes, and satisfaction with usual clinicalcare during pregnancy
Ohashi, Y., Kitamura, T., Kita, S., Haruna, M., Sakanashi, K., & Tanaka, T. (2014) · International journal of nursing · Cited by 11
Interaktionales Therapieprogramm für Mütter mit postpartalen psychischen Störungen
Hornstein, C., Trautmann‐Villalba, P., Hohm, E., Rave, E. J., Wortmann-Fleischer, S., & Schwarz, M. (2007) · Der Nervenarzt · doi:10.1007/s00115-006-2251-3 · Cited by 11
Der Familienbogen (FB-K) - eine Kurzversion des Allgemeinen Familienbogens, seine Reliabilität und Validität/ The Family Questionnaire (FB-K) - A Short Version of the General Family Questionnaire and its Reliability and Validity
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Risk factors for postpartum depression in mothers of newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care unit
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“No differences were found in EPDS scores (F = 0.260; p = 0.610) and PBQ scores (F = 2.373; p = 0.124) between both groups (Table 1).”
BackgroundInfluential
Caregiving dispositions as predictors of postpartum depression and mother-baby bonding: parental self-efficacy and marital satisfaction as resources
Finzi‐Dottan, R., Chaitchik-Chowers, G., & Segal‐Trivitz, Y. (2022) · Early Child Development and Care · doi:10.1080/03004430.2022.2029429 · Cited by 10
“The Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ), (Brockington et al., 2001; Brockington et al., 2006) was used to assess mothers’ perceptions of their bond with their babies.”
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Welcome to parenthood!? An examination of the far-reaching effects of perceived adoption stigma in the workplace
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“Parent–child bonding was measured with Brockington et al.’s (2001) screening questionnaire for mother–infant bonding.”
Breastfeeding and Bonding: A Surprising Role of Breastfeeding Difficulties
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“the original adaptation study (Brockington et al., 2001) were recruited from a variety of sources (normal population, mothers of babies with fetal abnormalities, depressed mothers with a normal mother-infant relationship, and depressed mothers with various degrees of impaired”
BackgroundMethodInfluential
Paternal bonding is influenced by prenatal paternal depression and trait-anxiety
Trautmann‐Villalba, P., Dávidová, P., Kalok, M., Essel, C., Ahmed, F. B., Kingeter, Y., Leutritz, A. L., Reif, A., Bahlmann, F., & Kittel‐Schneider, S. (2023) · Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology · doi:10.1080/02646838.2023.2223608 · Cited by 10
“The PBQ was originally developed to assess the emotional bond from a mother to her child (Brockington et al., 2001, 2006; German Version: Reck et al., 2006) meanwhile the PBQ has been also frequently used for fathers.”
Breastfeeding After a Cesarean Delivery
Kuğuoğlu, S., Yıldız, H., Kürtüncü, M., & Canan, B. (2012) · InTech eBooks · doi:10.5772/31090 · Cited by 10
“In a study of mothers in depression, only 29% were identified as having problems with bonding (Brockington et al., 2001).”
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“The assessment also includes the evaluation of mother–infant bonding disorders using the Brockington’s scale (Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire, Brockington et al. 2001 ) and questions for the bonding disorder diagnosis based on the criteria for disorders of the mother– infant relationship of Brockington (Brockington e…”
Method
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“aBased on Brockington [8], [25], bMann-Whitney U-test, ct-test.”
Background
The Item Development of Maternal Blues Suryani (MBS) Scale in the antepartum period through bonding attachment that predicting postpartum blues
Manurung, S., Setyowati, S., Ginanjar, A. S., Soesilo, T. E. B., & Tyastuti, D. (2019) · Enfermería Clínica · doi:10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.06.013 · Cited by 10
“That happens when the mother views that the role and task of being a mother is something difficult, difficulty in implementing, internally the mother has shown emotional and mood changes, which has been shown by the reduced interaction between the mother and fetal, rejection, irritability.(15,16) The influence of exte…”
Background
A Swedish translation and validation of the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale
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“The Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) is a validated self-rating questionnaire developed to measure bonding [15, 16].”
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Post‐discharge outcomes for mothers and the mother–infant relationship following admission to a psychiatric Mother–Baby Unit
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Factor structure of the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire: Configural invariance and measurement invariance across postpartum time periods
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Version française du Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire
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“…method, several measurement tools have been developed with different features and reliability so far to evaluate mother-infant attachment (Brockington et al., 2001, 2006; Condon & Corkindale, 1998; Fleming et al., 1988; Kumar, 1997; Mathews et al., 2019; Nagata et al., 2000; Perrelli et…”
BackgroundMethod
The relationship between pregnancy and birth experience with maternal-fetal attachment and mother-child bonding: a descriptive-analytical study
Moniri, M., Rashidi, F., Mirghafourvand‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, M., Rezaei, M., & Ghanbari-Homaie, S. (2023) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-023-01475-x · Cited by 9
“Higher scores indicate a more unfavorable relationship [21].”
Background
The Impact of Postpartum Depression on the Early Mother-Infant Relationship during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perception versus Reality
Richards, M., Ferrario, C. A., Yan, Y., & McDonald, N. M. (2024) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph21020164 · Cited by 9
“The PBQ [19] was used to measure the perceived quality of mother–infant bonding.”
Method
The effect of maternal childhood maltreatment on postpartum mother–child bonding and maternal hair glucocorticoids
Bergunde, L., Karl, M., Borrmeister, M., Jaramillo, I., Weise, V., Mack, J. T., Weidner, K., Gao, W., Steudte‐Schmiedgen, S., & Garthus‐Niegel, S. (2024) · European Journal of Psychotraumatology · doi:10.1080/20008066.2024.2317674 · Cited by 9
“To assess bonding, the German version of the wide-spread Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ; Brockington et al., 2001; Weigl & Garthus-Niegel, 2021a) was used at T2 DREAM and T3 DREAM.”
Method
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“The quality of the mother–infant relationship was measured using the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) [48].”
Method
Depressive symptoms as a transdiagnostic mediator of mother-to-infant bonding: Results from a psychiatric mother-baby unit
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Sleep‐deprived new mothers gave their infants a higher priority than themselves
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Authors: Brockington, I. F., Oates, J., George, S., Turner, D., Vostanis, P., Sullivan, M., Loh, C., & Murdoch, C.
Affiliations: University of Birmingham (GB)
The Open University (GB)
ORCID: Brockington, I. F.
Oates, J.
Vostanis, P.
Venue: Archives of Women's Mental Health
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2001-03-15
Volume: 3
Issue: 4
Pages: 133-140
ISSN: 1434-1816 (ISSN-L)
1435-1102
DOI: 10.1007/s007370170010
OpenAlex: W2060591994
Cited by: 600
References: 2
Citations by year: 2026: 42 · 2025: 48 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 55 · 2022: 54 · 2021: 56 · 2020: 44 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 33 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 26 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 18
FWCI: 2.60
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Archives of Women s Mental Health (publishedVersion)
Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion)
Open Research Online - ORO (The Open University) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords: mother-infant bonding, screening questionnaire, scale development, maternal depression, maternal anxiety, child abuse, early diagnosis, midwives, health visitors, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

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