Antecedents of fathers’ perception of child behavior at child age 12 months

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11276511
AutoresThomas Skjothaug (BUP Vest, Diakonhjemmet Hospital Oslo Norway, autor de correspondencia), Lars Smith (0000-0002-1334-2582, University of Oslo Oslo Norway), Tore Wentzel-Larsen (0000-0002-0318-4162, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies), Tore Wentzel‐Larsen (Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway Oslo Norway), Erik Stänicke (0000-0003-3212-7770, University of Oslo Oslo Norway), Vibeke Moe (0000-0002-8436-8341, University of Oslo Oslo Norway)
Año2020
Volumen41
Número4
Páginas495-516
Fecha de publicación2020-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInfant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/imhj.21862
PMID32515863
OpenAlexW3033223096
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas90

This study investigates whether fathers’ adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and attachment style reported during pregnancy predict fathers’ perception of child behavior assessed 12 months postpartum, expressed by the Parenting Stress Index (PSI), Child Domain. Prospective fathers ( N = 835) were recruited to “The Little in Norway (LiN) study” (Moe & Smith) at nine well‐baby clinics in Norway, with data collection composed of five time points during pregnancy and two time points postpartum (6 and 12 months). The main analyses included linear regression, path‐analysis modeling, and intraclass correlation based on mixed effects modeling. First, linear regression analyses showed that neither fathers’ ACE nor attachment style significantly predicted perceived child behavior postpartum directly. Furthermore, path analyses showed that ACE and less secure attachment style (especially avoidant attachment) measured early in pregnancy strongly predicted negatively perceived child behavior, mediated by fathers’ mental health symptoms during pregnancy and partner disharmony postpartum. Second, intraclass correlation analyses showed that fathers’ perceived child behavior showed substantial stability between 6 and 12 months postpartum. Family interventions beginning in pregnancy may be most beneficial given that fathers’ early experiences and perceptions of attachment in pregnancy were associated with later partner disharmony and stress

Attachment theory · Developmental psychology · Intraclass correlation · Mental health · Perception · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychometrics · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology