The Effect of Contact Barriers on The Bonding Status of Mothers and Babies Experiencing Natural Disasters

Maksude Yıldırım; Sidika Özlem Cengizhan

Article Details

The Effect of Contact Barriers on The Bonding Status of Mothers and Babies Experiencing Natural Disasters

Authors:

Maksude Yıldırım | Sidika Özlem Cengizhan

Publisher:

Gumushane University

Main Topics:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Journal:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.232-240

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342966

pISSN:

2146-9954

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Abstract:

 This study was conducted to examine the effects of barriers to physical contact between mothers and their infants on attachment in the context of experiencing natural disasters. This descriptive study was conducted with the mothers of infants aged 0-18 months who were affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes and were residing in container settlements in Adıyaman. The study data were collected using the Introductory Characteristics Form, The Mother Infant Contact Barriers Scale MICBS, and Mother to Infant Bonding Scale MIBS, which were developed by the researcher. In the evaluation of the data, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and regression analyses were use. As a result of the analyses, the participants mean scores for the mother ınfant contact barriers scale were calculated as 41.4613.39, while the mean scores for the mother to ınfant bonding scale were 3.204.02. It was determined that mother-infant contact barriers were influenced by factors such as being trapped under rubble or being separated from the infant after the earthquake, while mother-infant bonding was affected by factors such as whether the infant was born before or after the earthquake. Considering the minimum and maximum possible scores on the MICBS and MIBS scales, it can be stated that participants mother-infant contact barriers are at a moderate level, while their mother-infant bonding levels are at a low level.

 This study was conducted to examine the effects of barriers to physical contact between mothers and their infants on attachment in the context of experiencing natural disasters. This descriptive study was conducted with the mothers of infants aged 0-18 months who were affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes and were residing in container settlements in Adıyaman. The study data were collected using the Introductory Characteristics Form, The Mother Infant Contact Barriers Scale MICBS, and Mother to Infant Bonding Scale MIBS, which were developed by the researcher. In the evaluation of the data, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and regression analyses were use. As a result of the analyses, the participants mean scores for the mother ınfant contact barriers scale were calculated as 41.4613.39, while the mean scores for the mother to ınfant bonding scale were 3.204.02. It was determined that mother-infant contact barriers were influenced by factors such as being trapped under rubble or being separated from the infant after the earthquake, while mother-infant bonding was affected by factors such as whether the infant was born before or after the earthquake. Considering the minimum and maximum possible scores on the MICBS and MIBS scales, it can be stated that participants mother-infant contact barriers are at a moderate level, while their mother-infant bonding levels are at a low level.

 This study was conducted to examine the effects of barriers to physical contact between mothers and their infants on attachment in the context of experiencing natural disasters. This descriptive study was conducted with the mothers of infants aged 0-18 months who were affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes and were residing in container settlements in Adıyaman. The study data were collected using the Introductory Characteristics Form, The Mother Infant Contact Barriers Scale MICBS, and Mother to Infant Bonding Scale MIBS, which were developed by the researcher. In the evaluation of the data, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and regression analyses were use. As a result of the analyses, the participants mean scores for the mother ınfant contact barriers scale were calculated as 41.4613.39, while the mean scores for the mother to ınfant bonding scale were 3.204.02. It was determined that mother-infant contact barriers were influenced by factors such as being trapped under rubble or being separated from the infant after the earthquake, while mother-infant bonding was affected by factors such as whether the infant was born before or after the earthquake. Considering the minimum and maximum possible scores on the MICBS and MIBS scales, it can be stated that participants mother-infant contact barriers are at a moderate level, while their mother-infant bonding levels are at a low level.

 Bu çalışma doğal afet yaşayan anne ve bebeklerin temas engellerinin bağlanma durumlarına etkisini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı türde yapılan bu çalışma Kahramanmaraş merkezli depremlerden etkilenen ve Adıyamanda konteyner kentte kalan 0-18 ay aralığındaki bebeklerin anneleri ile yürütülmüştür. Çalışmanın verileri araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan Tanıtıcı Özellikler Formu, Anne Bebek Temas Engelleri Ölçeği ABTEÖ ve Anne-Bebek Bağlanma Ölçeği ABBÖ kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma, kruskall wallis, mann whitney-u ve regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda katılımcıların anne bebek temas engelleri ölçeği puan ortalamaları 41.4613.39, anne-bebek bağlanma ölçeği puan ortalamaları ise 3.204.02 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Anne bebek temas engellerinin enkazda kalma, depremden sonra bebekten ayrı kalma durumu gibi faktörlerden etkilendiği, anne bebek bağlanmasının ise bebeğin depremden önce ya da sonra doğma durumu gibi faktörlerden etkilendiği belirlenmiştir. ABTEÖ ve ABBÖ ölçeklerinden alınabilecek en az ve en çok puanlar göz önünde bulundurulduğunda katılımcıların anne bebe temas engellerini orta düzeyde, anne bebek bağlanma düzeylerinin ise düşük düzeyde olduğu söylenebilinmektedir.

Article Details

The Effect of Contact Barriers on The Bonding Status of Mothers and Babies Experiencing Natural Disasters

Authors:

Maksude Yıldırım | Sidika Özlem Cengizhan

Publisher:

Gumushane University

Main Topics:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Journal:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.232-240

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342966

pISSN:

2146-9954

Contact barriers

Bonding

Natural disastersTemas engelleri

Bağlanma

Doğal afet

Issues

Article Details

The Effect of Contact Barriers on The Bonding Status of Mothers and Babies Experiencing Natural Disasters

Authors: Maksude Yıldırım | Sidika Özlem Cengizhan

Publisher: Gumushane University

Main Topics: Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Journal: Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.232-240

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001342966

pISSN: 2146-9954

Contact barriers

Bonding

Natural disastersTemas engelleri

Bağlanma

Doğal afet

Issues

Authors:

Maksude Yıldırım | Sidika Özlem Cengizhan

Publisher:

Gumushane University

Main Topics:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Journal:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.232-240

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342966

pISSN:

2146-9954