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1. Father-child interactions at 3-months and 2 years: contributions to children’s cognitive development at 2 years

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Sethna, V, Perry, E, Domoney, J, Iles, J, Psychogiou, L, Rowbotham, N, Stein, A, Murray, L, and Ramchandani, P

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father-infant interactions, 早期育兒, Developmental & Child Psychology, father-child interactions, interactions père-bébé, desarrollo del niño, early parenting, développement de l'enfant, Kinderentwicklung, kognitive Entwicklung, 父親と子どもの相互交流、認知 発達、早期の育児、子どもの発達, Vater-Säugling-Interaktionen, développement cognitif, child development, interacciones papá-niño, parentage précoce, 認知發育, 1702 Cognitive Science, interactions père-enfant, crianza temprana, frühe Elternschaft, 1701 Psychology, 兒童發育, Väter-Kind-Interaktionen, desarrollo cognitivo, 父子互動, interacciones papá-infante, cognitive development
Abstract

The quality of father-child interactions has become a focus of increasing research in the field of child development. We examined the potential contribution of father-child interactions at 3-months and 24-months to children’s cognitive development at 24-months. Observational measures of father-child-interactions at 3-months and at 24-months were used to assess the quality of fathers’ parenting (n=192). At 24 months, the Mental Developmental Index (MDI) of the Bayley’s Scales of Infant Development measured cognitive functioning. The association between interactions and cognitive development was examined using multiple linear regression analyses, adjusting for paternal age, education and depression, infant age, and maternal sensitivity. Children whose fathers displayed more withdrawn and depressive behaviours in father-infant interactions at 3-months, scored lower on the MDI at 24 months. At 24-months, children whose fathers were more engaged and sensitive, and those whose fathers were less controlling in their interactions, scored higher on the MDI. These findings were independent of the effects of maternal sensitivity. Results indicate that father-child interactions, even from a very young age (i.e. 3-months) may influence children’s cognitive development. They highlight the potential significance of interventions to promote positive parenting by fathers, and policies that encourage fathers to spend more time with their young children.

Published
2017

3. Paternal depression: an examination of its links with father, child and family functioning in the postnatal period.

Author

Ramchandani PG, Psychogiou L, Vlachos H, Iles J, Sethna V, Netsi E, and Lodder A

Subjects
Adult, Alcoholism diagnosis, Alcoholism psychology, Antisocial Personality Disorder diagnosis, Antisocial Personality Disorder psychology, Comorbidity, Depressive Disorder diagnosis, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Mass Screening, Surveys and Questionnaires, Temperament, United Kingdom, Child of Impaired Parents psychology, Depressive Disorder psychology, Family Conflict psychology, Father-Child Relations, Fathers psychology, Postpartum Period psychology
Abstract

Background: Maternal depression is common and is known to affect both maternal and child health. One of the mechanisms by which maternal depression exerts its effects on child health is through an increased rate of parental disharmony. Fathers also experience depression, but the impact of this on family functioning has been less studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between paternal depressive disorder and family and child functioning, in the first 3 months of a child's life., Methods: A controlled study comparing individual and familial outcomes in fathers with (n = 54) and without diagnosed depressive disorder (n = 99). Parental couple functioning and child temperament were assessed by both paternal and maternal report., Results: Depression in fathers is associated with an increased risk of disharmony in partner relationships, reported by both fathers and their partners, controlling for maternal depression. Few differences in infant's reported temperament were found in the early postnatal period., Conclusions: These findings emphasize the importance of considering the potential for men, as well as women, to experience depression in the postnatal period. Paternal symptoms hold the potential to impact upon fathers, their partners, and their children., (© 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.)

Published
2011
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