Factors associated with indiscriminate friendliness in high‐risk children
ABSTRACT
Indiscriminate friendliness (IF) refers to a lack of reticence with strangers and is well‐documented in neglected children. This risky behavior is distinct from attachment insecurity, and persists when parenting/caregiving improves. A previous review has suggested that caregiving quality is not associated with IF. This review aimed to explore factors associated with IF and whether quality of caregiving is important. Ten articles were reviewed using the S.H. Downs and N. Black (1998) Checklist for randomized and nonrandomized studies. Overall quality was high. Results showed that IF is present in fostered populat...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - June 19, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Leighanne Love, Helen Minnis, Suzy O'connor Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Examining long‐term effects of an infant mental health home‐based early head start program on family strengths and resilience
This study examined impacts of an Infant Mental Health home‐based Early Head Start (IMH‐HB EHS) program on family functioning. The sample includes 152 low‐income families in the Midwestern United States, expectant or parenting a child younger than 1 year of age, who were randomly assigned to receive IMH‐HB EHS services (n = 75) or to a comparison condition (n = 77). Mothers who received IMH‐HB EHS services reported healthier psychological and family functioning, outcomes that are consistent with the IMH focus, when their children were between the ages of 3 and 7 years of age. Specifically, mothers in the IMH‐HB...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - May 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Lorraine Mckelvey, Rachel F. Schiffman, Holly E. Brophy‐Herb, Erika London Bocknek, Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Thomas M. Reischl, Shelley Hawver, Mary Cunningham Deluca Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Narrative and Meta‐Analytic Review of Interventions Aiming to Improve Maternal–Child Attachment Security
ABSTRACT
Early secure maternal–child attachment relationships lay the foundation for children's healthy social and mental development. Interventions targeting maternal sensitivity and maternal reflective function during the first year of infant life may be the key to promoting secure attachment. We conducted a narrative systematic review and meta‐analysis to examine the effectiveness of interventions aimed at promoting maternal sensitivity and reflective function on maternal–child attachment security, as measured by the gold standard Strange Situation (M. Ainsworth, M. Blehar, B. Waters, & S. Wall, 1978) and Q‐...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - May 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Nicole Letourneau, Panagiota Tryphonopoulos, Gerald Giesbrecht, Cindy‐Lee Dennis, Sanjit Bhogal, Barry Watson Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
The prenatal parental reflective functioning questionnaire: exploring factor structure and construct validity of a new measure in the finn brain birth cohort pilot study
Conclusiones: herramientas de costo efectivo para evaluar áreas claves de la temprana crianza se necesitan tanto para la investigación como los propósitos clínicos. El P‐PRFQ de 14 puntos parece ser una nueva herramienta aplicable y prometedora para evaluar la muy temprana capacidad del progenitor de mentalización.
Palabras claves: mentalización del progenitor, funcionamiento reflexivo del progenitor, embarazo, medida en forma de cuestionario
RÉSUMÉ
Le fonctionnement réfléchi parental (en français FRP, abrégé en anglais PRF) est la capacité à mettre l’accent sur l’expérience et les émotions en soi et...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - May 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Marjukka Pajulo, Mimmi Tolvanen, Linnea Karlsson, Elina Halme‐Chowdhury, Camilla Öst, Patrick Luyten, Linda Mayes, Hasse Karlsson Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
What is the container/contained when there are ghosts in the nursery?: joining bion and fraiberg in dyadic interventions with mother and infant
This article proposes that Fraiberg et al.’s metaphor may be newly elaborated utilizing Bion's (1962) original theoretical conceptualization of the “container and contained.” He posited that an infant projects distressing affective states upon the mother, who contains the experience, transforms the feelings, and then enables the infant to reintroject a more tolerable experience. This lays the foundation for the relational experience of being known by another and facilitates the infant's development of self‐knowledge and emotional regulation. We utilize Fraiberg et al.’s original case material to identify ways i...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - April 30, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Johanna C. Malone, Carolyn Joy Dayton Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Psychometrics of the preschool behavioral and emotional rating scale with children from early childhood special education settings
ABSTRACT
In a previous study with a nationally representative sample, researchers found that the items of the Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale can best be described by a four‐factor structure model (Emotional Regulation, School Readiness, Social Confidence, and Family Involvement). The findings of this investigation replicate and extend these previous results with a national sample of children (N = 1,075) with disabilities enrolled in early childhood special education programs. Data were analyzed using classical tests theory, Rasch modeling, and confirmatory factor analysis. Results confirmed that for the ...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - April 27, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Matthew C. Lambert, Cynthia J. Cress, Michael H. Epstein Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Temperament and the mother–infant dyad: associations with breastfeeding and formula feeding with a bottle
ABSTRACT
Breastfeeding supports the formation of an emotional bond between mothers and their children. The feeding method is associated with both the child's temperament and the mother's perception of herself and the child. Therefore, the present study focuses on the feeding method, mothers’ reaction during feeding, and infants’ temperament traits. Ninety‐eight mothers with children aged 3 to 5 months participated in the study. Children were assessed with the Children Development Scale (A. Matczak et al., 2007) to measure their temperament. Mothers completed the Mother and Baby Scale (D. Wolke & I. St James‐Ro...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - April 15, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Bogumila Kielbratowska, Maria Kazmierczak, Justyna Michalek, Krzysztof Preis Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Parents' psychological well‐being and parental self‐efficacy in relation to the family's triadic interaction
This study is part of a Finnish follow‐up study called Steps to the Healthy Development and Well‐Being of Children (STEPS;). The study group included 120 families. Mother's and father's social anxiety and depression were assessed during pregnancy and at 18 months of the child's age using self‐report questionnaires; the mother's and father's self‐efficacy were assessed at 18 months using a parental self‐efficacy scale validated within the STEPS study. Mother–father–child triadic interaction was studied at 18 months within a Lausanne Triadic Play setting. Results showed that maternal symptoms of depression d...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Riikka Korja, Jorma Piha, Riia Otava, Chloé Lavanchy Scaiola, Sari Ahlqvist‐Björkroth, Niina Junttila, Minna Aromaa, Hannele Räihä, Steps Study Group Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Widening the circle of security: a quasi‐experimental evaluation of attachment‐based professional development for family child care providers
ABSTRACT
This pilot program evaluation was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of an attachment‐based, group professional‐development experience, Circle of Security‐Parenting, on family childcare (FCC) providers' psychological resources and self‐efficacy in managing children's challenging behaviors and supporting children's socioemotional development. Licensed FCC providers with children actively in their care (n = 34) self‐selected into the program, offered in English and Spanish through a regional support network for FCC providers; a comparison group of providers was recruited from the state database of lic...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Sarah A. O. Gray Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Emotion regulation in mothers and young children faced with trauma
ABSTRACT
The present study investigated maternal emotion regulation as mediating the association between maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms and children's emotional dysregulation in a community sample of 431 Israeli mothers and children exposed to trauma. Little is known about the specific pathways through which maternal posttraumatic symptoms and deficits in emotion regulation contribute to emotional dysregulation. Inspired by the intergenerational process of relational posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in which posttraumatic distress is transmitted from mothers to children, we suggest an analogous concept of rela...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Ruth Pat‐Horenczyk, S. Cohen, Y. Ziv, M. Achituv, L. Asulin‐Peretz, T.R. Blanchard, M. Schiff, D. Brom Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Does an intervention to reduce maternal anxiety, depression and trauma also improve mothers’ perceptions of their preterm infants’ vulnerability?
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Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Sarah Mccue Horwitz, Ann Leibovitz, Emily Lilo, Booil Jo, Anne Debattista, Nick St. John, Richard J. Shaw Tags: ERRATUM Source Type: research
A quantitative exploratory evaluation of the circle of security‐parenting program with mothers in residential substance‐abuse treatment
ABSTRACT
Maternal substance abuse is a risk factor for child maltreatment, child attachment insecurity, and maladaptive social information processing. The aim of this study was to conduct a quantitative exploratory evaluation of the effectiveness of an attachment‐based parent program, Circle of Security‐Parenting (COS‐P; G. Cooper, K. Hoffman, & B. Powell, 2009), with a community sample of 15 mothers in residential treatment for substance abuse. Participants attended nine weekly group sessions and were given three measures at pretest and posttest: the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (J.J. Gross & O.P. John, ...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Evette Horton, Christine Murray Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Effects of infant and maternal sensory processing on infant fussing, crying, and sleep
This study investigated the effects of infant and maternal sensory processing on sleep, fussing, and crying in a sample of 55 firstborn, 4‐ to 7‐month‐old infants and their mothers. Mothers completed self‐report questionnaires to assess maternal and infant sensory processing styles and a 4‐day diary of infant behavior, including sleep, fussing, and crying. Higher levels of infant Sensation Avoiding were associated with less sleep, more fussing, and more crying whereas higher levels of Sensory Sensitivity were associated with less sleep and more fussing. The positive association between infant Sensation Avoiding a...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Kate Mcgeorge, Lisa Milne, Louise Cotton, Tom Whelan Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Special issue on reflective supervision and consultation: global perspectives
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Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Tags: CALL FOR PAPERS Source Type: research
Prenatal reflective functioning in primiparous women with a high‐risk profile
ABSTRACT
The concept of maternal reflective functioning (RF) has been gaining increasing interest as a possible intermediate mechanism in associations between a wide range of psychosocial risk factors and poor child outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to determine which psychosocial risk factors are linked to prenatal RF in a high‐risk (HR) group of primiparous women. Differences in prenatal RF between the HR group and a low‐risk (LR) control group also were examined. The sample consisted of 162 women (M = 22.22 years, SD = 2.39; 83 classified as HR). RF was coded from the Pregnancy Interview (A. Slade, 2007...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: Hanneke J.A. Smaling, Stephan C.J. Huijbregts, Jill Suurland, Kristiaan B. HEIJDEN, Stephanie H.M. Goozen, Hanna Swaab Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
