Investigation of the relationship between mother's containing functions, postpartum depression and emotion regulation skills with child's eating and sleeping problems

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of containing function and emotion regulation skills of mothers aged 25-45, who have children between 18-36 months, on children's eating attitudes and sleep problems. Data of 419 mothers who aged between 25-45 had children and 18-36 months of age were included in the study. Informed Consent Form, Demographic Information Form, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EDSS), Parental Child Containing Function Scale (PIS), Emotion Regulation Skills Scale (DDSS), Feeding Process Maternal Attitudes Scale (PSATÖ) and Infant Sleep Shortening Problems Diagnosis Form (BUKF) were used as data collection tools. In the data analysis of the research; Pearson correlation analysis, linear regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were used. According to the results obtained in the study, the 4 sub-dimensions of postpartum depression and containing functions were anxiety-separation sensitivity, non- containing relationship, emotion-focused and rigid prescriptive relationship; maternal attitudes in the feeding process with postpartum depression; It was observed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the sub-dimensions of containing functions, relationship with spouse, non containing relationship and emotion orientation, and emotion regulation skills. Relationship with spouse sub-dimension of postpartum depression and containing functions; emotion regulation skills with postpartum depression; the sub-dimensions of such containing functions as relationship with spouse, non- containing relationship and emotion orientation, and maternal attitudes in the feeding process; It was observed that there was a negative significant relationship between emotion regulation skills and viii maternal attitudes during the feeding process. It was found that containing functions significantly predicted postpartum depression and maternal attitudes during the feeding process.