Father-to-infant attachment and its associated factors during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-23 DOI:10.1080/02646838.2024.2382214

Pelin Dikmen-Yildiz

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Abstract

Background: The attachment between father and infant is essential to a child's later development and well-being; yet, hardly any research has examined father-to-infant attachment during the outbreak of COVID-19. This study, therefore, aims to examine psychological, interpersonal, and health-related factors associated with father-to-infant attachment at 3-12 months postpartum during the pandemic.

Method: An online cross-sectional study was conducted between June and December 2021. A total of 775 fathers with at least one child aged 3-12 months were recruited. Participants completed measures of depression, COVID-19-related distress, relationship satisfaction, social support and other health-related factors including COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalisation. Data on psycho-socio-demographic, obstetric, and COVID-19-related characteristics were also collected.

Results: Findings demonstrated that paternal depression (β = -.33, p < .001); relationship satisfaction (β = .19, p < .001); COVID-19-related psychological distress (β = -.14, p < .001) and social support (β = .13, p < .001) had a significant effect on father-to-infant attachment. Fathers who were multiparous, had COVID-19 diagnosis, and hospitalised due to COVID-19 were more likely to report poorer father-to-infant attachment. Paternal depression was the most influential factor on father-to-infant attachment, which attenuated the strength of the relationships between marital status, prematurity, history of trauma, sleep quality, and father-to-infant attachment once included into the analyses. No significant associations between educational level, employment, socioeconomic status, delivery mode, and father-to-infant attachment were observed.

Conclusion: These findings highlight the critical role of paternal psychological well-being in establishing healthy father-to-infant attachment and the relevance of having satisfied interpersonal relationships in promoting this early relationship particularly during crises such as COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19大流行期间父亲对婴儿的依恋及其相关因素：一项横断面研究。

背景：父亲与婴儿之间的依恋关系对儿童日后的发展和幸福至关重要；然而，几乎没有任何研究对COVID-19疫情爆发期间父亲与婴儿之间的依恋关系进行过调查。因此，本研究旨在探讨大流行期间产后 3-12 个月父亲对婴儿依恋的相关心理、人际和健康因素：方法：2021 年 6 月至 12 月期间进行了一项在线横断面研究。共招募了 775 名至少有一名 3-12 个月大婴儿的父亲。参与者完成了抑郁、COVID-19 相关困扰、关系满意度、社会支持和其他健康相关因素（包括 COVID-19 诊断和住院）的测量。此外，还收集了有关心理社会人口学、产科和 COVID-19 相关特征的数据：研究结果表明，父亲抑郁（β = -.33，p β = .19，p β = -.14，p β = .13，p 结论：这些研究结果突显了父亲抑郁对婴儿健康的关键作用：这些发现强调了父亲的心理健康在建立健康的父婴依恋关系中的关键作用，以及在促进这种早期关系（尤其是在 COVID-19 大流行等危机期间）中建立满意的人际关系的相关性。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology reports and reviews outstanding research on psychological, behavioural, medical and social aspects of human reproduction, pregnancy and infancy. Medical topics focus on obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and psychiatry. The growing work in relevant aspects of medical communication and medical sociology are also covered. Relevant psychological work includes developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, behavioural medicine, psychology of women and health psychology. Research into psychological aspects of midwifery, health visiting and nursing is central to the interests of the Journal. The Journal is of special value to those concerned with interdisciplinary issues. As a result, the Journal is of particular interest to those concerned with fundamental processes in behaviour and to issues of health promotion and service organization.