Infant's triangular communication in “two for one” versus “two against one” family triangles: Case illustrations

Fivaz-Depeursinge, Élisabeth

doi:10.1002/imhj.20174

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“…Their very animation, positivity, and flexibility (i.e., benevolent inattention) supported the child's emotional regulation. In contrast, we know that LC parents tend to avoid direct interaction with each other by remaining focused on the infant and including him in their unit or they may turn against the child together and exclude him or her, redirecting the tension between them onto the child or using him or her as a decoy (Fivaz-Depeursinge, 2008). But, as noted earlier, we do not exactly know the 9-month-old interactive strategies in the context of these LC interactions.…”

Section: Family Coordination and Infant Triangular Interactionmentioning

confidence: 74%

Nine‐month‐olds' triangular interactive strategies with their parents' couple in low‐coordination families: A descriptive study

Fivaz-Depeursinge¹,

Cairo²,

Scaiola³

et al. 2012

Infant Mental Health Journal

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Observing infants in triadic situations has revealed their triangular competence; namely, their ability to interact with both parents by simultaneously sharing their attention and affects with them. Infants' triangular interaction is linked with the coparenting unit's degree of coordination; in high-coordination (HC) families, parents act as a team in relation to the child, thus drawing clear and flexible boundaries with them; in low-coordination (LC) families, parents either avoid direct interaction with each other and include the child in their unit or join together against the child and exclude him or her, thus drawing inconsistent boundaries with the child. We explored the interactive strategies of LC 9-month-olds (n = 15) with those of their parents, comparing them with HC parents (n = 23) in two conditions: playing with both parents at the same time and witnessing their parents' dialogue. LC infants' affects were less positive; they addressed fewer positive triangular bids to their parents and tended to use a less triangular interactive mode. Thus, LC infants had fewer opportunities than did HC infants to acquire skills necessary for coping with triangular interaction.

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Section: Family Coordination and Infant Triangular Interactionmentioning

confidence: 74%

Nine‐month‐olds' triangular interactive strategies with their parents' couple in low‐coordination families: A descriptive study

Fivaz-Depeursinge¹,

Cairo²,

Scaiola³

et al. 2012

Infant Mental Health Journal

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“…The CEF published article after article detailing small N discoveries from LTP studies that in many cases echoed, and in many extended, wisdom that had emanated from the field of family therapy itself. For example, Fivaz‐Depeursinge (2008) and Fivaz‐Depeursinge and Favez (2006) identified infant behaviours during the LTP that occurred in the context of two‐for‐one alliances and two‐against‐one coalitions, echoing detouring, scapegoat and go‐between patterns previously detailed by structural family therapists.…”

Section: Thinking Three: Newer Insightsmentioning

confidence: 92%

Thinking three, revisited: infants, coparents, gender roles, and cultural contexts

McHale,

Jenkins

2023

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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Tracing its beginnings to the mid‐1990s, coparenting theory and research, guided greatly by Minuchin's structural family theory, have deepened socialisation perspectives in the field of developmental psychology. Coparenting theory has perhaps had its largest impact in the field of infant‐family mental health, where empirical investigations of coparenting and family‐level dynamics have dovetailed with studies of family alliances and triangles and inspired creative interventions to support families of infants and toddlers. In this article, the authors retrace some of the early accounts of coparenting and triangular interactions during infancy, highlighting symmetries with analogue conceptualisations discovered in the field of family therapy. Emphasising key concepts and lessons divined from the infant‐family mental health literature holding value for the practice of family therapy, the article also recognises the dominant Euro‐Western bias that has shaped much of the extant literature to date. A closing section addresses two important areas calling for more concerted attention by infant‐family mental health experts and family therapists alike – under‐appreciated and misunderstood elements of men's psychology connected to their core self‐definition, and cultural distinctions in normal family processes. In both cases, if misread or misunderstood by the helping professional, the recipients of therapeutic services may experience failures of empathy.

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“…For infants, according to Fivaz-Depeursinge (2008), triangular interactions can provide a wider social context than can dyadic interactions, with the addition of social feedback from a third party as well as greater possible contexts for interaction. Consequently, the opportunities are greater for the development of self/other differentiation, reciprocity, and the awareness of shareable feelings between individuals.…”

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confidence: 99%

Does the portal of entry determine our view? Interfaces between dyadic and three‐way assessment of a clinical family transitioning to parenthood

Philipp

Hervé

Keren

2008

Infant Mental Health Journal

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The purpose of this interface was to explore the influences of dyadic and three-way observation on clinical assessment of young families. Three independent clinicians observed a clinically referred family using semistructured play paradigms, each with only a limited view of the family. One had only the data on dyadic interactions, the second only had data on the family triad, and the third observed both the dyads and the triad. Interactions were scored using standardized measures as well as the clinical impressions of the three practitioners. The various ports of entry yielded similar impressions in some instances, but each port also provided a richness of information not available from the other portal. Clinical implications are discussed, including not only the benefits of each port for assessment but also the implications for therapy in this case example.RESUMEN: El propósito de este proyecto interactivo fue el de explorar las influencias diádicas y las influencias tripartitas sobre la evaluación clínica de familias jóvenes. Tres clínicos independientes observaron una familia que había sido clínicamente referida, usando paradigmas semiestructurados de juego, teniendo cada uno un limitado conocimiento de la familia. Uno tenía solamente la información sobre las interacciones de dos personas. El segundo solamente tenía la información sobre la tríada familiar, mientras que This Plenary Interface was presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health Congress, Paris, France, in July 2006. We thank the colleagues of the CEF who provided us with all the necessary data on the case; namely, Antoinette Corboz, the clinician in this case, Elisabeth Fivaz, the researcher, Nicolas Favez, the head of the unit, and several expert colleagues who contributed their knowledge and their time, through coding, assessing, or "just thinking" about this family with us: Antoinette Corboz-Warnery, Elisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge, Chloé Lavanchy, Claudio Carneiro, Philippe Hervé, James McHale, Jean-Pierre Visier, Martine Lamour, Michèle Maury, Nicole Guédeney, and Sandra Serpa-Rusconi. Direct correspondence to: Diane A. Philipp, Hincks-Dellcrest Centre and the University of Toronto, 440 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2H4, Canada; e-mail: dphilipp@hincksdellcrest.org. el tercero observó tanto las díadas como la tríada. Las interacciones fueron calificadas usando medidas estándares así como también las impresiones clínicas de los tres clínicos que participaron en el proyecto. Las diversas fuentes de entrada produjeron similares impresiones en algunas instancias, pero cada fuente también proveyó una cantidad de información no disponible desde las perspectiva de las otras fuentes. Se discuten las implicaciones clínicas, incluyendo no sólo los beneficios de cada fuente para la evaluación, sino también las implicaciones para la terapia en el caso que ha servido de ejemplo.RÉSUMÉ: Le but de cette interfaceétaient d'explorer les influences de l'observation dyadique et l'observationà trois sur l'évaluation clinique de jeunes ...

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Infant's triangular communication in “two for one” versus “two against one” family triangles: Case illustrations

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Nine‐month‐olds' triangular interactive strategies with their parents' couple in low‐coordination families: A descriptive study

Nine‐month‐olds' triangular interactive strategies with their parents' couple in low‐coordination families: A descriptive study

Thinking three, revisited: infants, coparents, gender roles, and cultural contexts

Does the portal of entry determine our view? Interfaces between dyadic and three‐way assessment of a clinical family transitioning to parenthood

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