A5013020552- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Infant Health and Development
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Reading and Literacy Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Family Support in Illness
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Human Health and Disease
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- European Law and Migration
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Issues in Poland
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
Institute of Psychology
2012-2025
University of Gdańsk
2014-2025
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
2020
Weatherford College
2020
The article presents a protocol of cross-sectional study mental health pregnant women in relation to the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. primary aim is compare differences anxiety and depression scores between countries affected by COVID-19 secondary assess demographic, economic, social aspects affecting maternal among worldwide time Finally, we will be able perception different pandemic (social distancing, restrictions related delivery) according epidemic status (number infected...
Attachment theory and research are drawn upon in many applied settings, including family courts, but misunderstandings widespread sometimes result misapplications. The aim of this consensus statement is, therefore, to enhance understanding, counter misinformation, steer family-court utilisation attachment a supportive, evidence-based direction, especially with regard child protection custody decision-making. article is divided into two parts. In the first, we address problems related use...
The home food environment is critically important for the development of children’s health-related practices. By managing dietary restrictions, providing nutritional knowledge and demonstrating eating behaviours, parents contribute to preferences patterns. present study examined knowledge, habits appetite traits among 387 Polish five-year-old healthy overfat boys girls in context parental feeding styles body-fat status. We observed that presented healthier than boys; however, had better...
Assessing Fear of Birth Scale's (FOBS) psychometric properties in the perinatal period using multicountry data is a step toward effectively screen clinically significant fear childbirth (FOC) maternal healthcare settings. FOBS were analyzed women from Australia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Portugal. FOBS' reliability, criterion (known group convergent), concurrent, predictive, clinical validity analyzed. was completed by 3431 pregnancy (n = 2984) or postpartum 447). Sociodemographic,...
<b>Background </b><br /> During childhood, parents are the first and most important individuals who form base of content gender stereotypes in children. A parent’s expectations about extent a child’s behaviour should be line with also depends on intensity sexism. sexism may exhibited parental attitudes. Hence, our study we analysed relationship between ambivalent attitudes within dyads mothers fathers special focus role both <br <b>Participants procedure Two...
Abstract The predictors of social closeness toward refugees are rarely examined. In this study ( N = 337), higher cultural intelligence (CQ) and empathy were defined as (lower distance [the Social Distance Scale] warmer feelings Feeling Thermometer]) from Syria. This is the target group prejudice intensive coverage in European mass media. obtained results indicated that other‐oriented (empathic concern perspective taking) motivational CQ predicted Empathic personal distress lower colder...
The labor experience and satisfaction with childbirth are affected by the care provided (external factors) individual variables (internal factors). In this paper, we present a descriptive analysis that aims to indicate strongest correlates of birth among wide range indicators. study is prospective, cross-sectional, self-report survey. It includes experiences women giving in public private hospitals Poland. two main were care. consists three parts: data pre-processing initial analysis,...
Emotional empathy has been linked to prosocial behaviors and is deemed crucial for parenting caring infants. This study examined whether emotional (dispositional in response infant crying) associated with sensitive responsiveness, as observed 221 heterosexual couples (half of whom were expecting their first child) during a standardized caregiving situation. Simulators resembling real infants used. Caregiving performed by each partner individually couple was using the Ainsworth sensitivity...
Background The Polish adaptation of the My Emotions Scale measuring parental self-reported emotional reactions to a child’s crying is pre-sented. scale measures parent-oriented (amusement, anxiety, frustration) and infant-oriented (sympathy empathy) emo-tional crying, which has been defined as most obvious early attachment behaviour. Participants procedure A total 495 parents small children (including 376 mothers, no couples) took part in study. Females were M = 27.79 (SD 5.01) years old on...
The study aimed to identify the difference in communication needs of women giving birth and during early postpartum. An additional goal includes analysis experience through context a woman’s approach childbirth. is cross-sectional, self-report survey; 521 between 5 10 days after participated study. Women perceived information provided by medical staff as most helpful aspect verbal both labour Maintaining eye contact with was non-verbal communication. were more satisfied than maternity ward...
Belsky's Process Model points to family-of-origin (especially experiences of mistreatment in childhood) as well personality and marital relations determinants parenting quality, including parental sensitive responsiveness. Parental sensitivity might be intuitively developed during pregnancy affects perinatal mental health. However, there is a lack studies investigating effects relationship perceptions on expectant couples' The aim the presented study was test mediation moderation perceived...
In most studies, paired bilingual programs turned out to be more effective in L2 (usually English) literacy acquisition than other types of programs. L1 reading proficiency was shown foster second language across many languages. However, little is known about The study examines the effect a paired-bilingual education program conducted Polish (L1) and English (L2) on word fluency as after an average 1 2.5 years training. 61 children obtaining Polish-only training 54 Polish-English completed...
Schools are introducing more and non-evidence-based methods in dyslexia therapy. The aim of the study is to verify whether novel method – Warnke Method can be regarded as a useful tool therapy Polish children. research group consisted 37 pupils, between 10 12 years, diagnosed with developmental dyslexia. Participants were assessed at pretest on literacy phonological processing tasks measuring central auditory visual tools. Subsequently, each child underwent 20 training sessions Method....
<b>Background</b><br /> The research has shown that kangaroo mother care a protective impact both on health and future cognitive skills of prematurely born babies. aim this study was to investigate the relation between early skin-to-skin contact emotional-social functioning preschool aged preterm babies.<br <br <b>Participants procedure</b><br group included 99 children participated in psychological examination conducted using Columbia Mental Maturity...
Objectives: In the three experimental conditions we examined role of exposure to recorded infant's cry (at high and at lower frequency) or laughter level participants' general self-efficacy on emotional reactions cry.Background: Infant's can trigger empathic, sensitive responses elicit frustration anxiety caregiver. General caregiver's serves as a predictor more distress cues child.Method: An study with - infant frequency, frequency laughter, was conducted sample 192 childless...
Background: Physical activity reduces psychosocial stress in pregnant women. Stress levels might be self-reported (psychosocial) or measured with biomarkers, one of which is hair cortisol concentration (HCC). Additionally, personality has been associated and physical activity. Methods: The first aim our study was to explore the differences assessed by Perceived Scale (PSS) HCC regard level (N = 29) non-pregnant 21) second analyze correlations among perceived stress, HCC, frequency exercise...
Sensitive responsiveness refers to parents’ ability recognize and respond infants’ cues has been linked parental empathy. Additionally, oxytocin (OT) vasopressin (AVP) are hormones important for sensitivity The aim of this study is test the links between dispositional empathy along with changing OT AVP levels a life-like doll in couples verify whether these factors predictors child’s cues. Exploratory analyses include sensitive responsiveness: polymorphisms OXTR, AVPR1a CD38 genes, personal...
Background Maternal birth experience is being increasingly recognised as a key clinical outcome parameter. The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) short self-report measure designed to assess experience. current investigation sought trans-late the BSS-R into Polish and validate this version of (PL-BSS-R). Participants procedure was translated by an expert panel using forward backward translation. A complex within-subjects design with embedded between-subjects component used determine...
A doula is an independent professional who provides emotional, physical and informational support to women during pregnancy, labor the postpartum period. not medically qualified, but trained in techniques provide comfort, relaxation proper breathing birth. The relationship between doulas other members of perinatal care team has impact on women’s satisfaction quality provided. purpose our study was analyze mutual perceptions two groups subjectively assess actual cooperation midwives doulas;...
Child's crying is the stimuli serving development of a child–parent relationship through evoking child-oriented and parent-oriented parental reactions. Individual differences in reactions to have been partly explained by child's temperament. We conducted two studies verify predicting effects temperamental emotionality parents children on mothers' (Study 1 2) fathers' self-reported emotional own child crying. In Study (N = 108), maternal ratings global level reactivity regulation partially...