Interdependence of parenting of mothers and fathers of infants.

Barnett, Melissa A.; Deng, Min; Mills‐Koonce, W. Roger; Willoughby, Michael T.; Cox, Martha J.

doi:10.1037/0893-3200.22.3.561

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“…In contrast to the study of Iles et al (2011), none of the psychological symptoms in the present study were significantly related within couples, which may be explained by differences in type and timing of measures between these two studies. However, the finding that the couple's relationship and reports of the infant characteristics and the parent-baby bond were significantly associated within couples, is supported by literature regarding family interactions (Fivaz-Depeursinge, Favez, Lavanchy, De Noni, & Frascarolo, 2005) and co-parenting (Barnett et al, 2008;Davis, Schoppe-Sullivan, Mangelsdorf, & Brown, 2009;Ryan et al, 2006).…”

Section: Journal Of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 451supporting

confidence: 60%

“…Family system perspectives have long acknowledged the important role of the interparental relationship in influencing the parent-child relationships, and vice versa (Erel & Burman, 1995;Florsheim & Smith, 2005), with a contagion of both positive and negative interactive patterns across the family triad (Barnett, Deng, Mills-Koonce, Willoughby, & Cox, 2008;Ryan, Martin, & Brooks-Gunn, 2006). Typical findings are that the more negative the couple's relationship quality, the worse the parent-baby relationship, and vice versa (Carlson, Pilkauskas, McLanahan, & Brooks-Gunn, 2011; for a review see Krishnakumar & Buehler, 2000).…”

Section: The Couple's Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A prospective study of the parent–baby bond in men and women 15 months after birth

Parfitt

Ayers

Pike

et al. 2014

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Objective: To prospectively examine the impact of parental mental health (PTSD, depression and anxiety), the couple's relationship quality and the infant temperament on the parent-baby bond in first-time mothers and fathers. Background: Evidence suggests that poor parental mental health, difficult infant temperament and/or lower quality of the couple's relationship may impede the parent-baby bond. However, little research has included both parents or followed these measures across time. Methods: 75 women and 66 men completed questionnaire measures during pregnancy, 3 and 15 months postpartum, assessing mental health symptoms, the parent-baby bond, the couple's relationship and infant characteristics. The response rates at different time-points were 90%, 77% and 70%. Results: The parent-baby bond was associated with parental mental health, the couple's relationship and infant characteristics. The most important predictors of the parent-baby bond three months postpartum for both men and women were the couple's relationship during pregnancy and their baby's temperament at three months. At 15 months postpartum, after accounting for the parent-baby bond at 3 months, only concurrent infant temperament remained a significant predictor for women. However, men's bond with their baby at 15 months was predicted by their relationship with their partner in pregnancy and concurrent affective symptoms. Few significant gender differences were found, apart from women reporting more mental health symptoms than men. Conclusion: This study highlights the significance of the couple's relationship in pregnancy and the infant's temperament on the development of the parent-baby bond. Future research is needed to examine this in larger more representative samples.Keywords: parent-baby bond; mental health; longitudinal; father(s); mother(s) IntroductionThe formation of a close positive early relationship between a parent and their baby is widely viewed as important for a range of child outcomes, such as social, emotional and cognitive development. Impaired parent-baby relationships have been estimated to range between 3% and 9% in the general population (Righetti-Veltema, Conne-Perrard, Bousquet, & Manzano, 2002;Skovgaard et al., 2008) and between 10% and 25% in psychiatric samples (Brockington, 2004).

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Section: Journal Of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 451supporting

confidence: 60%

Section: The Couple's Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

A prospective study of the parent–baby bond in men and women 15 months after birth

Parfitt

Ayers

Pike

et al. 2014

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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“…In contrast with the preceding suggestions of how couple distress and conflict interact with insensitive parenting, high couple relationship satisfaction is associated with sensitive and responsive parenting by both mothers and fathers (Barnett et al 2008). Furthermore, there is a moderate association between maternal and paternal parenting sensitivity (Barnett et al 2008).…”

Section: The Association Of the Couple Relationship And Parenting Of mentioning

confidence: 49%

Couple Psychoeducation for New Parents: Observed and Potential Effects on Parenting

Halford

Petch

2010

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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The transition to parenthood is a substantial challenge for many couples, and the extent to which the partners can support each other and their relationship is strongly related to the sensitivity and responsiveness of their parenting of their infant. This paper critically analyses the links between the couple relationship and parenting of infants and reviews the research evaluating couple psychoeducation (CP) to assist couples' parenting of their infant. It is concluded that CP has considerable potential to enhance couples' adaptation to parenthood and enhance the sensitivity and responsiveness of parenting of new infants.

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“…In doing so, we also considered the impact of the partner's perceptions on each parent's stress in taking care of his/her children. Indeed, a comprehensive and enriched examination of parenting requires considering data of dyadic partners as interdependent (Barnett et al 2008).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Future studies will hopefully follow this path by assuming a family-based perspective and involving both mothers and fathers. Designing successful family interventions indeed requires identifying more specifically which and how parent's behaviors and perceptions are driving the other parent's behaviors and perceptions (Barnett et al 2008). Likewise, results suggest that, in pre-and post-adoption practice, attention should be devoted not just to the characteristics and the risk factors linked to the children and their history, but also to the quality of the couple relationship and those factors that may become stressful for parents during the initial stages of new parenthood, considering the different influence of these factors for both the mothers and the fathers.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predictors of Parenting Stress During Early Adoptive Parenthood

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Parenting stress has a crucial influence on the parent-child relationship, the functioning of the family, and the development of children. Few studies have examined parenting stress in adoptive families during early parenthood, and fewer still have considered this issue in association with the quality of both couple and social relationships. The current study was intended to investigate predictors of parenting stress in a community sample of 56 adoptive parents from Italy, for a total of 112 participants. Our goals were to: 1) evaluate parenting stress among adoptive parents during the first postadoption year, and 2) identify whether and to what extent parenting stress can be predicted by certain characteristics of the child (gender, age at adoption, years of institutionalisation, presence/absence of disease on arrival, emotional and behavioural difficulties), of parents' individual well-being (e.g., the presence of depressive symptoms), of relationships within the couple (sexual satisfaction, tenderness between partners, quarrelling) and with the social context (real and potential social support). In the analyses parents' gender effect and intercorrelations between the partners were taken into account. Results of multiple regression analysis and relative weight analysis highlighted the great importance of children's age at adoption and their emotional and behavioural difficulties in predicting both mothers' and fathers' stress, but also the contribution of the couple relationship quality as a protective factor that could reduce the level of parenting stress.

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Interdependence of parenting of mothers and fathers of infants.

Cited by 133 publications

References 54 publications

A prospective study of the parent–baby bond in men and women 15 months after birth

A prospective study of the parent–baby bond in men and women 15 months after birth

Couple Psychoeducation for New Parents: Observed and Potential Effects on Parenting

Predictors of Parenting Stress During Early Adoptive Parenthood

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