Maternal sensitivity and mother-infant attachment are associated with antibiotic uptake in infancy

Author:

Fuertes Marina12ORCID,Gonçalves Joana L1ORCID,Faria Anabela3,Lopes-dos-Santos Pedro1,Conceição Inês C4,Dionisio Francisco5ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Centro de Psicologia, University of Porto, Portugal

2. Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa, Portugal

3. Hospital de Santo Espírito, Terceira, Azores, Portugal

4. Serviço de Patologia Clínica, Hospital Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Barreiro, Setúbal, Portugal

5. cE3c —Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, and Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Abstract

Attachment security has been associated with health status and symptom reporting. In this longitudinal study, we investigated the association between antibiotics uptake by infants at 9-months and mother-infant attachment at 12-months. Logistic regression analyses indicated that lower maternal sensitivity was associated with increased odds of antibiotic uptake. Furthermore, 89.7% of insecure-ambivalent infants consumed antibiotics, which contrasted with 32.5% of avoidant infants and 21.5% of secure infants. This study suggests that maternal behavior and mother-infant attachment impact on antibiotic consumption, which is worrying because antibiotics may lead to several health problems later in life and antibiotic-resistance.

Funder

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology

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