The association between paternal sensitivity and infant–father attachment security: A meta-analysis of three decades of research.

Abstract

For almost three decades, the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment security has been studied. The first wave of studies on the correlates of infant-father attachment showed a weak association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment security (r = .13, p < .001, k = 8, N = 546). In the current paper, a meta-analysis of the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment based on all studies currently available is presented, and the change over time of the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment is investigated. Studies using an observational measure of paternal interactive behavior with the infant, and the Strange Situation Procedure to observe the attachment relationship were included. Paternal sensitivity is differentiated from paternal sensitivity combined with stimulation in the interaction with the infant. Higher levels of paternal sensitivity were associated with more infant-father attachment security (r = .12, p < .001, k = 16, N = 1,355). Fathers' sensitive play combined with stimulation was not more strongly associated with attachment security than sensitive interactions without stimulation of play. Despite possible changes in paternal role patterns, we did not find stronger associations between paternal sensitivity and infant attachment in more recent years.

Measurement, structural, and functional invariance of parent-child play quality coding across multiple games and parent gender

“…At last, functional equivalence regarding the prediction of attachment quality was tested. As a key concept in parent-child interaction (Cassidy & Shaver, 2016), attachment quality is an excellent external validation criterion and the results supplement the ongoing discussion of different formation mechanisms of attachment towards mothers and fathers (e.g., Lucassen et al, 2011).…”

Étude de la fonction médiatrice des comportements maternels dans les programmes d’interventions visant à améliorer le développement socio-affectif et cognitif de l’enfant

“…En effet, alors que le rôle de la mère est abondamment observé, on reconnaît généralement que le père a un impact déterminant sur le développement de l'enfant (Lucassen et al, 2011). Il est important de souligner qu'un attachement sécurisant au père est associé chez l'enfant à un niveau de développement social plus élevé (Lamb, Hwang, Frodi et Frodi, 1982) et à moins de problèmes de comportement (Verschueren et Marcoen, 1999), ce qui met en relief l'influence possible des comportements paternels sur le développement des enfants observés dans les études.…”

Effects of a Paternal Participation Program during Cesarean Section on Paternal Infant Attachment

“…부아애착의 양상은 모아애착 이상으로 따뜻하 고 깊은 관계가 될 수 있으며, 중재의 효과도 더 크다 (Lucassen et al, 2011). 아버지에게도 아기를 바라보고, 안아주고, 만지 고자 하는 욕구가 내재되어 있는데, 이러한 접촉을 통하여 몰 입(engrossment)이 형성되면 부아애착이 견고해진다 (Sreenberg & Morris; Kim, 1994;Park, 2008).…”

“…이와 같이 부아애착 형성을 위해서 는 분만 직후의 접촉이 필요하며, 어려움을 겪는 아버지를 지 지하기 위해 간호사의 분만 참여 중재가 필요하다는 것이 공 통적 의견이다 (Choi & Kim, 2011;Kang, 1996;Oh, Oh, & Nam, 2005). 지난 30년간 부아애착 중재에 관한 메타분석을 살펴보면 아버지의 민감성, 반응성, 공감, 수용성이 부아애착 증진에 영 향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다 (Lucassen et al, 2011). 이러한 정서적 특성은 자신의 아버지에 대한 개별적 경험과 역할모델 에서 기원하는 원부성애착(Original parental attachment) 으로부터 크게 영향을 받는다 (Kang, 1996;Kim, 1994;Stelter & Halberstadt, 2011;Wilson et al, 2007).…”