Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 18, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1232-1236

The Association Between Postnatal Depression, Acculturation and Mother–Infant Bond Among Eritrean Asylum Seekers in Israel (Article)

Nakash O.* , Nagar M. , Lurie I.
  • a Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, P.O.Box 167, Herzliya, 46150, Israel
  • b Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, P.O.Box 167, Herzliya, 46150, Israel
  • c Gesher Clinic, Yafo Community Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, Kfar Saba Adult Clinic, Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod Hasharon, Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Abstract

We examined the association between postnatal depression (PND), acculturation and mother–infant bond among 38 Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel, who were within 6 months of delivery. Participants completed a survey in their native language. A high rate of women (81.6 %) met the clinical threshold for PND on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Higher severity of PND (partialr = −.64, p < .001), higher identification with Israeli culture (partialr = −.45, p = .02), and lower quality of romantic relationship were associated with impaired mother–infant bond (partialr = .58, p = .002). Findings highlight the need to establish services to screen and treat PND among this vulnerable population in the receiving countries. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Asylum seekers Attachment Eritrea Acculturation Postnatal depression

Index Keywords

Vulnerable Populations vulnerable population Eritrea refugee Israel human Refugees Mother-Child Relations ethnology Humans psychology Acculturation Socioeconomic Factors Infant female socioeconomics Mothers cultural factor adult mother postnatal depression Depression, Postpartum mother child relation
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84957655106&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-016-0348-8&partnerID=40&md5=511b18e2755a13181823e5009ceb02c3
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0348-8
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English