MOTHER-INFANT BONDING: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

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.

Keywords

• mother infant bonding
• bibliometric
• postpartum
• bonding

Anne Bebek Bağlanması : Bir Bibliyometrik Analiz

Abstract

Giriş: Anne bebek bağlanması, kişinin hayatı boyunca kurduğu bütün ilişkiler için bir taslak arz eder ve kişinin kuracağı her ilişkide belirleyici olabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada anne bebek bağlanması hakkındaki çalışmaların literatürdeki gelişimini ve mevcut durumunu belirlemek amaçlandı. Yöntem: 1994 ve 2022 (Nisan) yılları arasında "Mother- infant bonding" anahtar sözcüğü, Web of Science (WoS) veritabanı kullanılarak bibliyografik verileri analiz etmek için kullanıldı. Veriler üzerinden grafikler, bilim haritaları ve analizleri yapıldı. Bulgular: WoS çevirimiçi veritabanı sonuçlarına göre, 1994-2022 “Mother- infant bonding” terimi ile ilgili yayınlara ilişkin 41 kaynak (ör. dergi, kitap) ve 50 belge bulunmaktadır. 221 yazarın eserine ulaşıldı. 2015 yılından bu yana ‘postnatal depression’, ‘postpartum depression’, ‘symptoms’ gibi anahtar kelimelerin kullanım sıklığının artığı gözlemlendi. 2017 yılından sonra ‘depression’, ‘attachment’, ‘scale’, ‘version’ gibi anahtar kelimelerinin kullanım sıklığının ise düşmüş olduğu gözlemlendi. Ülke karşılaştırmalarında ise yayın ve atıf sayısından ilk üç sırada yer alan ülkeler Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Japonya ve Almanya idi. Sonuç: Bu çalışma, anne-bebek bağlanması araştırmalarındaki ilerlemenin son yıllarda arttığını göstermiştir. Araştırmaların öncelikleri ve eğilimlerine ilişkin saptanan veriler gelecekteki akademik arayışlara yardımcı olabilir.

Keywords

• anne bebek bağlanması
• bağlanma
• bibliyometrik
• postpartum

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