Anne Bebek Bağlanması : Bir Bibliyometrik Analiz

Abstract

Introduction: Mother-infant bonding serves as a template for all relationships a person forms throughout his/her life and can be critical to any relationship a person will form. The aim of this study was to determine the development and current state of research on mother-infant bonding in the literature. Method: The Web of Science (Wos) database was used to analyse bibliographic data between 1994 and 2022 (April) using the keyword "mother-infant bonding". Graphics, science maps, and analyses were created with the data. Findings: The results of the WoS online database show that there are 50 documents and 41 resources (e.g. books, journals) related to publications about the term "mother-infant bonding" for the years between 1994 and 2022. The works of 221 authors were accessed. It was observed that keywords such as ‘postnatal depression’, ‘postpartum depression’, and ‘symptoms’ were used more frequently from 2015 onwards. It was observed that keywords such as ‘depression’, ‘attachment’, ‘scale’, and ‘version’ were used less frequently after 2017. The USA, Japan, and Germany were the top three countries in terms of number of publications and citations in the country comparisons. Results: This study shows that research on mother-child bonding has increased in recent years. Data on priorities and trends in studies can help guide future academic research.