Are Fathers Involved in Pediatric Psychology Research and Treatment?

Abstract

These patterns are discussed, with an emphasis on strategies to increase the inclusion of fathers in research and treatment of pediatric psychology issues. Future directions for researchers and clinicians are also included.

Randomized Feeding Intervention in Infants at High Risk for Celiac Disease

“…Possible explanations for the small number of affected fathers are the tendency for mothers to be more involved in research projects 34 and the higher frequency of celiac disease among women. 13 Contrary to previous reports, 35,36 our data show that determining the TG2A level, but not the level of antigliadin antibodies, is useful in the assessment of the presence of celiac disease in very young children.…”

Mothers’ and fathers’ responses to their child’s pain moderate the relationship between the child’s pain catastrophizing and disability☆

“…Investigating other types of parental responses, such as parental encouragement of coping behaviour (e.g., encourage the child to use distraction) [19; 24], is equally important as this may shed light on responses that may eventually protect the child from otherwise more negative outcomes [12;22]. Second, studies on paediatric pain have largely overlooked the role of fathers [37]. However, fathers play an important and unique role in their child"s development [15; 27].…”

The impact of newly diagnosed chronic paediatric conditions on parental quality of life

“…Many psychosocial studies involving families with a chronically ill child neglect to examine the role of fathers within the process of illness adaptation [14]. This may be due to the predominance of mothers in the role of primary caregiver and the presence of mothers within the clinical setting.…”