Context Matters: Maternal and Paternal Sensitivity to Infants in Four Settings
Context Matters: Maternal and Paternal Sensitivity to Infants in Four Settings
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DOI：
10.1037/fam0000562
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发表时间：
2019-10-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Mesman, Judi
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作者：
Branger, Marjolein C. E.;Emmen, Rosanneke A. G.;Mesman, Judi
到目前为止，结果一直不一致，母亲是否表现出更高的父母的敏感性，他们的婴儿比父亲。测量敏感性的背景可能在这些不一致的结果中发挥作用，但尚未对此进行研究。本研究的目的是测试背景作为父母敏感性的变异来源，在四个不同的观察环境中比较母亲和父亲对婴儿的敏感性。参与者包括109个家庭及其4个月大的婴儿。父母的敏感性，观察在一个常规的治疗过程中，自由发挥的插曲，和基线和团聚的静止脸程序。结果表明，父母的敏感性表现出弱到强的稳定性（相关性）在四个方面。此外，父母的敏感性的整体水平更高，在更自然的情况下（常规的游戏>自由发挥>静止的脸）。最后，母亲和父亲对各种情况的敏感度总体上是一样的。我们的研究结果强调了在研究和实践中观察父母敏感性时考虑背景的重要性。此外，未来的研究应该研究随着时间的推移，母亲和父亲的敏感性可能出现的差异。
To date, results have been inconsistent in whether mothers show higher parental sensitivity to their infant than fathers do. The context in which sensitivity is measured may play a role in these inconsistent findings, but this has not been examined yet. The aim of the current study was to test context as a source of variability in parental sensitivity, comparing maternal and paternal sensitivity to infants in four different observational settings. Participants included 109 families with their 4-month-old infants. Parental sensitivity was observed during a routine caregiving session, free play episode, and the baseline and reunion of the Still Face Procedure. Results demonstrated that parental sensitivity showed weak to strong stability (correlations) across the four contexts. Furthermore, overall levels of parental sensitivity were higher in more naturalistic contexts (routine caregiving > free play > Still Face). Lastly, mothers and fathers were overall equally sensitive across contexts. Our findings highlight the importance of taking context into account when observing parental sensitivity in research as well as practice. Furthermore, future research should examine the emergence of possible differences in maternal and paternal sensitivity over time.