Parental styles in prospective fathers
A research carried out using a semistructured interview during pregnancy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276712 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adriana Lis (0000-0003-4080-4137, University of Padua, corresponding author), Alessandro Zennaro (0000-0002-2774-307X, University of Padua), Claudia Mazzeschi (0000-0002-6861-2009, University of Padua), Marianna Pinto (University of Padua) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-162 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/imhj.10089 |
| OpenAlex | W2088756628 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Recent reviews on research into fathers consistently have drawn attention to the increased knowledge and thinking of the multifaceted, complex, and changing nature of fathers' role. Paternal involvement has been studied with reference to a number of variables, including personality, attitudes, and family structure. The concept of “understanding mental states” and of mentalization and the notion and working definition of Reflective Self Function, as devised by Fonagy and colleagues, seem to have important implications for paternal and parental involvement, and for normal development of the infant–caretaker relationship. The aim of our research was to broaden current knowledge and thinking about fathering during pregnancy by investigating how 112 prospective fathers are involved in the transition to fatherhood and how they are able to reflect on their experience. Our aim was to identify parental styles according to May's concepts and to rate Reflective Self Function in The Clinical Interview for Parents During Pregnancy [Colloquio per Genitori in Gravidanza (CGG)]. The CGG is a semistructured clinical interview devised with the most recent psychoanalytic views on mental representations taken into account and is aimed at investigating feelings and attitudes toward the baby, the couple's inner and subjective world. Our results highlighted the complexity of paternal involvement in pregnancy and its relation with Reflective Self Function. Specific relations also were found between Reflective Self Function and the three styles of detachment/involvement identified by May. ©2004 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
Developmental psychology · Feeling · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Mentalization · Personality · Pregnancy · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Reflective Functioning Scale
The relation of attachment status, psychiatric classification, and response to psychotherapy.
Adult Attachment Interview
The Concept of the Representational World
Application of the Reflective Self-Function Scale to the Clinical Interview for Couples during Pregnancy
Application of the Reflective Self-Function Scale to the Clinical Interview for Couples During Pregnancy
Mothers and Fathers of Young Children
The capacity for understanding mental states
The changing role of fathers? Current understandings and future directions for research and practice
Maternal representations
Mental representations from an intergenerational cognitive science perspective
A semistructured interview with parents-to-be used during pregnancy
Antecedents of fathering
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |