Health and Psychological Predictors of Antibiotic Use in Infancy and Fathers’ Role
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16946752 |
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| Authors | Marina Fuertes (0000-0001-7061-5092, Universidade do Porto, corresponding author), Rita Almeida (0000-0003-2777-5060, University of Lisbon), Francisco Dionisio (0000-0002-3653-1511, University of Lisbon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 66 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2174-8144 • E-ISSN: 2254-9625 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ejihpe15050066 |
| PMID | 40422295 |
| OpenAlex | W4409806029 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 66 |
Previous research has shown that antibiotic use during the first year is associated with infants’ difficult behavior, maternal low sensitivity, and infant insecure-ambivalent attachment. However, these results may depend on the extent and type of parental involvement, paternal stress related to infant care, or the infant’s exposure to infections. To explore this question, we analyzed the relationship between these factors and examined potential predictors of antibiotic use among demographic, health, and psychological variables. This study included 62 Portuguese infants and their fathers as participants. Demographic and health information was collected at birth, 3, 9, and 12 months. Father–infant interactive behavior was observed in free play at 3 months and infant attachment in Strange Situation at 12 months. Parental Stress and Parents’ Responsibility Scales were used at 9 and 12 months, respectively. Infants who received antibiotics in the first year were less cooperative, more difficult, and less passive in free-play interactions and were more likely to attend a center-based daycare than others. In this study, the predictors of antibiotic use are infant difficultness and daycare type
Developmental psychology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Psychology
Parenting Stress
Strange Situation Procedure
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019
G*Power 3
Theorizing the Father-Child Relationship
Antibiotic Consumption, Illness, and Maternal Sensitivity in Infants with a Disorganized Attachment
The Ecology of Father‐Child Relationships
Trust, reciprocity and collective action to fight antibiotic resistance. An experimental approach
The origins of attachment theory
Maternal sensitivity and mother-infant attachment are associated with antibiotic uptake in infancy
Maternal and paternal sensitivity
The Parental Stress Scale
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