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An explanatory model of parental sensitivity in the mother–father–infant triad

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ID11276314
AuthorsMarcia Olhaberry (0000-0002-5135-2175, Department of Psychology Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago Chile), María José León (0000-0003-3931-8094, Millennium Institute for Research on Depression and Personality (MIDAP) Santiago Chile), Soledad Coo (0000-0001-8935-1429, Facultad de Psicología Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD) Santiago Chile), Mauricio Barrientos (0000-0001-6029-9890, Facultad de Psicología Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD) Santiago Chile), J Carola Pérez (0000-0002-4917-1930, Millennium Institute for Research on Depression and Personality (MIDAP) Santiago Chile, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume43
Issue5
Pages714-729
Publication date2022-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInfant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/imhj.22007
PMID35921446
OpenAlexW4289638522
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited95

Quality of early family interactions has been associated with child development, bonding, and mental health. Childhood adversity, stress, and depression impact parenting, affecting the quality of the interaction within the mother‐father‐child triad. The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of parents’ adverse childhood experiences, depressive symptoms, and parental stress, on their sensitive response toward their tooddler and quality of traidic interactions. A correlational cross‐sectional method was used. The sample included 80 mother–father–child triads, of toddlers with social–emotional difficulties. Parents early adverse experiences, parental stress, and depressive symptoms were assessed through self‐report measures. Observational measures on parental sensitivity and triadic interaction were used. For mothers and fathers, adverse childhood experiences were associated with depressive symptoms in adulthood. Sensitivity toward their child and stress were positively associated among both parents. Symptoms of depression in mothers were associated with lower sensitivity toward their child, but in fathers, their sensitive response was influenced by the level of parental stress in the mother. In both parents, greater sensitivity in the dyadic interaction with the child was associated with a higher quality of the triadic interactions, in the triad as a whole, and in the regulation and involvement of the child

Adverse Childhood Experiences · Anxiety · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Maternal sensitivity · Mental health · Observational study · Psychiatry · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology

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