Effects of a Baby Carrier Intervention on Fathers' Sensitivity, Involvement, and Hormonal Levels: Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Study.

IF 2.3 4区 心理学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES
Parenting-Science and Practice Pub Date : 2024-07-01 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1080/15295192.2024.2366763
Annemieke M Witte, Marleen H M de Moor, Martine W F T Verhees, Anna M Lotz, Marinus H van IJzendoorn, Marian J Bakermans-Kranenburg
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Objective. Fathers are of great importance for healthy child development. This randomized controlled study investigated the longer-term effects of an intervention using a soft baby carrier on fathers' observed sensitive caregiving, involvement, and oxytocin and cortisol levels. Design. First-time fathers were randomly assigned to use a baby carrier (n = 41) or baby seat (n = 39) and were asked to use the carrier or seat for at least 6 h per week for 3 weeks. Pretest (M child age  = 2.67 months), posttest (M child age  = 3.99 months), and follow-up (M child age  = 8.25 months) father data were collected. Results. No intervention effects of baby carrier use on fathers' sensitivity, involvement, and oxytocin or cortisol levels at follow-up emerged. Unexpectedly, fathers in the baby seat condition reported an increase in the amount of time spent with the infant. Fathers' sensitivity and oxytocin levels decreased over time, while cortisol levels increased over time, irrespective of condition. Conclusions. This study showed less optimal hormonal levels in fathers over time, suggesting that support during the first months of fatherhood is needed. Furthermore, use of a baby seat may have contributed to fathers enjoying their time with their infant and consequently their involvement in child caregiving.

婴儿背袋干预措施对父亲敏感度、参与度和荷尔蒙水平的影响:随机对照研究的后续研究。
目的父亲对儿童的健康成长至关重要。本随机对照研究调查了使用柔软婴儿背袋进行干预对父亲的敏感照料、参与、催产素和皮质醇水平的长期影响。设计。首次当父亲的人被随机分配使用婴儿背袋(n = 41)或婴儿座椅(n = 39),并被要求在3周内每周至少使用背袋或座椅6小时。收集了父亲的测试前(男婴年龄 = 2.67 个月)、测试后(男婴年龄 = 3.99 个月)和随访(男婴年龄 = 8.25 个月)数据。结果显示使用婴儿背袋对父亲的敏感度、参与度、催产素或皮质醇水平没有产生干预效果。出乎意料的是,使用婴儿座椅的父亲与婴儿相处的时间有所增加。随着时间的推移,父亲的敏感度和催产素水平都有所下降,而皮质醇水平则随着时间的推移有所上升,无论情况如何。结论这项研究表明,随着时间的推移,父亲体内的荷尔蒙水平会逐渐降低,这表明父亲在初为人父的头几个月需要得到支持。此外,使用婴儿座椅可能有助于父亲享受与婴儿在一起的时光,从而参与到照顾孩子的过程中。
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5.50
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期刊介绍: Parenting: Science and Practice strives to promote the exchange of empirical findings, theoretical perspectives, and methodological approaches from all disciplines that help to define and advance theory, research, and practice in parenting, caregiving, and childrearing broadly construed. "Parenting" is interpreted to include biological parents and grandparents, adoptive parents, nonparental caregivers, and others, including infrahuman parents. Articles on parenting itself, antecedents of parenting, parenting effects on parents and on children, the multiple contexts of parenting, and parenting interventions and education are all welcome. The journal brings parenting to science and science to parenting.
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