Impact of Marital Quality And Psychological Well-Being On Parental Sensitivity

Broom, Betty L.

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“…For instance, fathers have been reported to be more involved with sons than with daughters (Barnett and Baruch, 1987;Harris and Morgan, 1991;Blair et al, 1994). However, more recent studies have shown that such gender differences were greater with older children and were generally not significant with younger children (Biringen et al, 1994;Broom, 1994;Tulananda et al, 1994). From these results, we do not expect to find any difference in parental sensitivity according to the gender of young children.…”

Section: Child-related Factorsmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…For instance, the interaction style of fathers has been reported to be faster-paced, with less verbalisations and more interference with the child's ongoing activities and, more generally, less finely tuned to the child's cues and level of understanding than that of mothers (Rondal, 1980;Power, 1985;McCollum, 1988). Yet, contrasting with these results, some well-conducted studies found no difference in parental sensitivity between mothers and fathers (Brachfeld-Child, 1986;Broom, 1994), or found relatively few differences against a background of much similarity (McConachie and Michell, 1985). From the sum of these findings, we expect, with some degree of reserve, that mothers will show a greater sensitivity towards their child than fathers.…”

Section: Parent's Gendermentioning

confidence: 79%

“…In Broom's (1994) study, mothers who indicated less interaction with their spouse and who perceived that their husband participated less in family life were more sensitive to their infants. In the study of Goldberg and Easterbrooks (1984), fathers' harmonious marital interaction was positively related with parental sensitivity; but for mothers, better marital adjustment was significantly correlated with less maternal sensitivity.…”

Section: Marital Stressmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…Evidence from other studies suggests that other dimensions of parents 0 mental health are also related to parental sensitivity, such as parents' psychological well-being (Grossman et al, 1980;Broom, 1994), anxiety (Nover et al, 1984), and affective distress (Atkinson et al, 1995). Such results are of particular concern for children who already are at developmental risk from biological conditions, especially when one considers that the chronic stresses of living with a disabled child have been linked to the presence of depressive affect in mothers of handicapped children (Breslau and Prabucki, 1987).…”

Section: Depressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The effects of early relational antecedents and other factors on the parental sensitivity of mothers and fathers

Pelchat

Bisson

Bois

et al. 2003

Infant and Child Development

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This study examines the effect of early relational antecedents (ERA, i.e. the quality of parenting parents recalled receiving as children), parenting stress, marital stress, socio-economic factors and children's characteristics (gender and disability condition) on the parental sensitivity of mothers and fathers. The sample consisted of 116 mothers and 84 fathers of 117 eighteen month old children drawn from a larger longitudinal study on the adaptation of parents to a child with a disability. Thirty-four children were diagnosed with Down syndrome (DS), 51 with a cleft lip and/or palate (CLP), and 32 were non-disabled children. Multiple regression analyses reveal that mothers' sensitivity is best predicted by her level of education and family income, whereas fathers' sensitivity is best predicted by their ERA, marital stress, family income and the child's disability condition. Mothers with more education and a greater family income displayed a greater sensitivity to their children, as did fathers who perceive less marital stress, those with a greater family income and those who perceived their parents as less controlling. Also, fathers of children with DS displayed less sensitivity for their children than fathers of children with CLP or fathers of non-disabled children. These results concord with many studies about the importance of socio-economic factors, ERA, marital stress, parent's gender and children's factors in the understanding of parental sensitivity.

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Section: Child-related Factorsmentioning

confidence: 54%

Section: Parent's Gendermentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Marital Stressmentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Depressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The effects of early relational antecedents and other factors on the parental sensitivity of mothers and fathers

Pelchat

Bisson

Bois

et al. 2003

Infant and Child Development

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“…La dé ci sion d'uti li ser les seuils pa tho lo giques mère-nourrisson des NCATS comme point de ré fé rence pour les dya des mère-nourrisson et père-nourrisson a été prise parce qu'il n'y avait pas de don nées dis po ni bles pour les dya des père-nourrisson. Broom (1994) et Har ri son et al (1999) ont cons taté que l'uti li sa tion des seuils pa tho lo gi ques mère-nourrisson dans les dya des père-nourrisson peut sur es ti mer ou sous-évaluer le nom bre des pè res à ris que et de leurs en fants. En ap pli quant l'ana lyse de Har ri son et al (1999) aux con clusions de cette étude, on s'at ten dait que les ré sul tats dé mon trent moins de pè res à ris que et plus d'en fants à ris que.…”

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Une étude exploratoire. Interaction entre les dyades mère-nourrisson et père-nourrisson chez les couples à faible revenu

Gibbons¹,

Schiffman²,

Brophy‐Herb³

et al. 2007

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Résumé Vingt-neuf parents à faible revenu et leurs nourrissons ont participé à une recherche exploratoire portant sur les interactions parent-nourrisson et décrivant le niveau d'interactions, les similarités et les différences au sein des dyades mère-nourrisson et père-nourrisson. L'échelle de mesure Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale, un instrument d'observation standardisé de 73 items, a été utilisée pour mesurer les interactions. Les résultats ont montré que bien que la majorité (69%) des dyades parent-nourrisson n'ont pas démontré de comportements interactifs à risque, près de 31% de l'échantillon étaient désorganisés dans leurs interactions. De plus, les résultats ont démontré que bien que les deux parents étaient sensibles et répondaient aux signaux de leurs nourrissons, les mères étaient plus aptes que les pères à répondre à la détresse de leurs nourrissons alors que les nourrissons étaient plus clairs et répondaient mieux aux pères qu'aux mères. Avec cette information, les cliniciens et les chercheurs peuvent mieux comprendre les interactions au sein du contexte familial et renforcer les programmes d'intervention visant à maintenir et à améliorer les interactions parent-nourrisson.

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Influences of maternal postpartum depression on fathers and on father–infant interaction

Goodman

2008

Infant Mental Health Journal

126

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Maternal postpartum depression (PPD) has been shown to negatively influence mother-infant interaction; however, little research has explored how fathers and father-infant interaction are affected when a mother is depressed. This study examined the influence of maternal PPD on fathers and identified maternal and paternal factors associated with father-infant interaction in families with depressed as compared with nondepressed mothers. A convenience sample of 128 mother-father-infant triads, approximately half of which included women with significant symptoms of PPD at screening, were recruited from a screening sample of 790 postpartum women. Mothers and fathers completed measures of depression, marital satisfaction, and parenting stress at 2 to 3 months' postpartum and were each videotaped interacting with their infants. Results indicate that maternal PPD is associated with increased paternal depression and higher paternal parenting stress. Partners of depressed women demonstrated less optimal interaction with their infants, indicating that fathers do not compensate for the negative effects of maternal depression on the child. Although mother-infant interaction did not influence father-infant interaction, how the mother felt about her relationship with the infant did, even more so than maternal depression. The links between maternal PPD, fathers, and father-infant interaction indicate a need for further understanding of the reciprocal influences between mothers, fathers, and infants.

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Impact of Marital Quality And Psychological Well-Being On Parental Sensitivity

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The effects of early relational antecedents and other factors on the parental sensitivity of mothers and fathers

The effects of early relational antecedents and other factors on the parental sensitivity of mothers and fathers

Une étude exploratoire. Interaction entre les dyades mère-nourrisson et père-nourrisson chez les couples à faible revenu

Influences of maternal postpartum depression on fathers and on father–infant interaction

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