Parental regulation of infant sleep: round‐the‐clock efforts for social synchronization
This article describes a context‐sensitive study of parental regulation of infant sleep that includes the whole 24‐hr day, parents’ intentions, and familial and sociocultural conditions. The results are based on a longitudinal qualitative study in Norway of 51 families. Parents were interviewed in the infants’ first year of life and approximately 18 months later. An interpretive analysis in four steps was conducted, informed by cultural psychological perspectives on development. The parents were found to perform five types of regulatory actions: facilitating sleep, letting sleep, letting be awake, keeping awake, an...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - April 20, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Anita Sundnes, Agnes Andenaes Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Initial validation of the assessment of parenting tool: a task‐ and domain‐level measure of parenting self‐efficacy for parents of infants from birth to 24 months of age
This article presents sound psychometric data for a new measure of PSE, the Assessment of Parenting Tool (APT). The APT includes task‐level items on the Domain‐Specific subscale (APT‐DS) for each age‐referenced version of the measure as well as a domain‐general subscale that taps overall PSE within the first 24 months’ postpartum. Initial construct validity of the measure is established, particularly for parents of infants aged 3 months and older. A stable, three‐factor structure for the domain‐general subscale includes “coping with being a parent,” “attuned parenting,” and “self‐perceived model...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - April 18, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: TRACY E. MORAN, JOSHUA R. POLANIN, AMBER L. EVENSON, BETH R. TROUTMAN, CHRISTINA L. FRANKLIN Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
A web‐based survey of mother–infant bond, attachment experiences, and metacognition in posttraumatic stress following childbirth
Conclusion: Metacognition may have a key role in postnatal psychological distress. Where postnatal depression or traumatic birth experiences are identified, screening for posttraumatic stress is strongly indicated.
RESUMEN
Objetivo: la depresión postnatal se enlaza con resultados adversos para el progenitor y el niño, con experiencias de crianza y meta cognitivas como variables claves en el desarrollo y mantenimiento de la depresión. La afectividad entre madre e infante es especialmente vulnerable hasta los efectos de una depresión postnatal no tratada. A pesar de altos niveles de síntomas de estrés postnatal report...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - April 18, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS, EMILY PATRICIA TAYLOR, MATTHIAS SCHWANNAUER Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
A systematic review of interventions targeting paternal mental health in the perinatal period
ABSTRACT
Interventions targeting parents’ mental health in the perinatal period are critical due to potential consequences of perinatal mental illness for the parent, the infant, and their family. To date, most programs have targeted mothers. This systematic review explores the current status and evidence for intervention programs aiming to prevent or treat paternal mental illness in the perinatal period. Electronic databases were systematically searched to identify peer‐reviewed studies that described an intervention targeting fathers’ mental health in the perinatal period. Mental health outcomes included depression...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - April 14, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Holly Rominov, Pamela D. Pilkington, Rebecca Giallo, Thomas A. Whelan Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Home visit quality variations in two early head start programs in relation to parenting and child vocabulary outcomes
We examined family‐level variations in the home‐visiting process (N = 71) from extant video recordings of home visits in two Early Head Start programs, using an observational measure of research‐based quality indicators of home‐visiting practices and family engagement, the Home Visit Rating Scales (HOVRS). HOVRS scores, showing good interrater agreement and internal consistency, were significantly associated with parent‐ and staff‐reported positive characteristics of home visiting as well as with parenting and child language outcomes tested at program exit. When home‐visiting processes were higher quality dur...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - April 14, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Lori A. Roggman, Gina A. Cook, Mark S. Innocenti, Vonda Jump Norman, Lisa K. Boyce, Katie Christiansen, Carla A. Peterson Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Randomized controlled trial of parent–infant psychotherapy for parents with mental health problems and young infants
ABSTRACT
There is a dearth of good‐quality research investigating the outcomes of psychoanalytic parent–infant psychotherapy (PIP). This randomized controlled trial investigated the outcomes of PIP for parents with mental health problems who also were experiencing high levels of social adversity and their young infants (<12 months). Dyads were clinically referred and randomly allocated to PIP or a control condition of standard secondary and specialist primary care treatment (n = 38 in each group). Outcomes were assessed at baseline and at 6‐month and 12‐month follow‐ups. The primary outcome was infant developm...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 4, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Peter Fonagy, Michelle Sleed, Tessa Baradon Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
A longitudinal examination of toddlers’ behavioral cues as a function of substance‐abusing mothers’ disengagement
In this study, we examined whether substance‐abusing mothers’ levels of disengagement from their relationship with their children (ages 2–44 months), operationalized in two different ways using parenting narratives (representational and linguistic disengagement), prospectively predicted children's engagement and disengagement cues during a structured mother–child interaction. Within a sample of 29 mothers, we tested the hypotheses that greater maternal disengagement at Time 1 would predict a decrease in children's engagement and an increase in children's disengagement at Time 2. Results indicated that representatio...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 3, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Hannah F. Rasmussen, Jessica L. Borelli, Cindy Decoste, Nancy E. Suchman Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Moments of meeting: the relevance of lou sander's and dan stern's conceptual framework for understanding the development of pathological social relatedness
ABSTRACT
Lou Sander and Dan Stern made seminal contributions to our understanding of early child development, particularly in regard to the moment‐to‐moment intersubjective exchanges and mutual sensitivity that are at the core of the caregiver–infant relationship. Although their own studies focused primarily on the ways in which children's intersubjective experiences of mutual attunement lead to adaptive social relatedness and validate a healthy sense of self, this article focuses on the applicability of their theoretical conceptions to the development of pathological social relations. It explores the premise that th...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 3, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Theodore J. Gaensbauer Tags: CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Source Type: research
Supporting preterm infant attachment and socioemotional development in the neonatal intensive care unit: staff perceptions
Conclusiones: El personal de NICU percibe su papel como integral al apoyo al desarrollo de la relación progenitor‐infante y al desarrollo socio‐emocional del infante prematuro, sin embargo, la educación en esta área y la provisión para un apoyo sicológico específico son inadecuadas. Se deben desarrollar y evaluar oportunidades para que el personal pueda discutir y reflexionar sobre este aspecto de su trabajo dada la esencial aunque emocional naturaleza desafiante de su trabajo con bebés prematuros y sus padres.
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Contexte La relation nourrisson‐parent s'est avérée être d'une importance particulière...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 3, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Aoife Twohig, Udo Reulbach, Ricardo Figuerdo, Anthony McCarthy, Fiona McNicholas, Eleanor Joan Molloy Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
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Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Issue Information – TOC Source Type: research
Partner involvement: negotiating the presence of partners in psychosocial assessment as conducted by midwives and child and family health nurses
This study explored the ways in which clinicians in health service settings include partners who attend antenatal and postnatal visits with women. Qualitative data were collected using observations (n = 54), interviews (n = 60), and discussion groups (n = 7) with midwives and child and family health nurses who conducted the appointments. Transcripts from observations, interviews, and discussion groups underwent qualitative analysis, and key themes were identified. Results showed partners to have little or no involvement in psychosocial assessment and depression screening. Thematic analysis revealed four key themes: negotia...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - February 29, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Mellanie Rollans, Jane Kohlhoff, Tanya Meade, Lynn Kemp, Virginia Schmied Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
The picnic game: presentation of a situation of observation to assess family interactions
This article presents the PNG and a preliminary study of the validation of the Re‐PAS dimensions in a sample of families (N = 67) with 18‐month‐old infants and their siblings. The PNG was well‐received by the families. Construct validity of the Re‐PAS was tested, first against self‐reported data by mothers and fathers regarding marital satisfaction, coparenting behavior, and division of household tasks, and then against observed maternal and paternal sensitivity and controlling behaviors assessed during free‐play. Results show satisfactory preliminary reliability and validity. Two contrasting cases are presen...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - February 29, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: Nicolas Favez, France Frascarolo, Nathalie Grimard Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Prematurity, neonatal health status, and later child behavioral/emotional problems: a systematic review
In conclusion, the neonatal health problems associated with prematurity present a negative impact on later child emotional and adapted behavior.
RESUMEN
El nacimiento prematuro puede impactar el desarrollo del niño. Como se ha visto anteriormente, los niños nacidos prematuramente presentan más problemas de conducta y/o emocionales que los que completan el ciclo de gestación. Además de la edad gestacional, el estado clínico neonatal debe ser examinado para comprender mejor el impacto diferencial del nacimiento prematuro en resultados de desarrollo posteriores. La meta del presente estudio fue revisar sistemáticament...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - February 29, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: RAFAELA G.M. CASSIANO, CLAUDIA M. GASPARDO, MARIA BEATRIZ M. LINHARES Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
The caregiving helplessness questionnaire: evidence for validity and utility with mothers of infants
ABSTRACT
Severe disruptions in the caregiving system can lead to disorganized caregiving characterized by maternal helplessness and fear. Such caregivers abdicate their caregiving role and fail to provide protection to the child. The measurement of disorganized caregiving has historically been limited to lengthy, labor‐intensive interviews, indicating a need for other feasible tools to assess this important construct. Furthermore, few studies have investigated correlates of disorganized caregiving. Participants included 120 diverse, primarily economically disadvantaged women who were part of a longitudinal study examinin...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - February 29, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: ALISSA C. HUTH‐BOCKS, KATHERINE GUYON‐HARRIS, MAEGAN CALVERT, SYREETA SCOTT, SARAH AHLFS‐DUNN Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Emotional availability in early mother–child interactions for children with autism spectrum disorders, other psychiatric disorders, and developmental delay
ABSTRACT
Emotional availability (EA) is a method to assess early parent–child dyadic interactions for emotional awareness, perception, experience, and expression between child and parent that describe global relational quality (Z. Biringen & M. Easterbrooks, ). The current study aimed to examine the effects of an infant's diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), other psychiatric disorders (OPD), and developmental delay (DD) on the maternal EA Scale (EAS; Z. Biringen & M. Easterbrooks, ; Z. Biringen, J.L. Robinson, & R.N. Emde, ) scores and the relative contributions of infant's age, gender, diagnosis, ...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - February 19, 2016 Category: Child Development Authors: HESNA GUL, NESE EROL, DUYGU PAMIR AKIN, BELGİN USTUN GULLU, MELDA AKCAKİN, BAŞAK ALPAS, ÖZGÜR ÖNER Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
