Mapping What Works to Strengthen the Relational Ecology of Early Child Development: A Systematic Scoping Review.

IF 6.1 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review Pub Date : 2026-04-17 DOI:10.1007/s10567-026-00558-6

Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz,Suzanne Vassallo,Tracy Evans-Whipp,Kayla Mansour,Gessica Misuraca,Georgia Zoumboulis,Louise Newman,Craig A Olsson,

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The development of secure bonds between children and adult carers, particularly parents, is determined by a complex ecosystem of relationships that includes parents, care providers in other settings, and the values and institutions that care for those who care for children. Here we conduct a scoping review to map scientific progress in the development of evidence based interventions across all levels of relational ecology of early child development, form families to communities, the connections between them, and the structures that support them. A systematic search for relevant studies was conducted across three databases: Ovid MEDLINE, PsychInfo, and Embase. A total of 4970 articles were retrieved, with a final retained set of 123 papers (30207 families across 110 unique interventions). Most intervention development has focused on the relationship between children and their mothers. Few interventions directly targeted father involvement in parenting, or broader systems of care within the family (e.g., grandparents) and beyond (e.g., early childcare workers, family friendly workplaces, and the healthcare system). Many population-based programs were situated within existing universal healthcare services for parents of newborns, highlighting scalability and potential for delivering programs proportionate to need. However, further work is needed to convert this potential scalability into a reality. Further investment in intervention development in relational systems beyond the family is urgently needed if we are to create the broader conditions needed to ensure that emotional bonds between children and their adult carers can flourish.

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绘制什么能加强儿童早期发展的关系生态：一个系统的范围审查。

儿童与成人照料者（尤其是父母）之间安全纽带的发展取决于一个复杂的关系生态系统，其中包括父母、其他环境中的照料者，以及照料照料儿童者的价值观和机构。在这里，我们进行了一次范围审查，以绘制基于证据的干预措施发展的科学进展，这些干预措施涉及儿童早期发展的关系生态的各个层面，从家庭到社区，它们之间的联系，以及支持它们的结构。在三个数据库中进行了相关研究的系统搜索：Ovid MEDLINE， PsychInfo和Embase。总共检索了4970篇文章，最终保留了123篇论文（30207个家庭，110个独特的干预措施）。大多数干预发展都集中在儿童与母亲之间的关系上。很少有干预措施直接针对父亲参与养育子女，或更广泛的家庭内（例如，祖父母）和家庭外（例如，早期儿童保育工作者，家庭友好型工作场所和医疗保健系统）的护理系统。许多以人口为基础的项目都是在现有的针对新生儿父母的全民医疗保健服务中开展的，这突出了可扩展性和按需求提供项目的潜力。然而，要将这种潜在的可伸缩性转化为现实，还需要进一步的工作。如果我们要创造更广泛的条件，以确保儿童与其成年照顾者之间的情感纽带能够蓬勃发展，就迫切需要进一步投资于家庭以外关系系统的干预发展。

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Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Editors-in-Chief: Dr. Ronald J. Prinz, University of South Carolina and Dr. Thomas H. Ollendick, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that provides an international, interdisciplinary forum in which important and new developments in this field are identified and in-depth reviews on current thought and practices are published. The Journal publishes original research reviews, conceptual and theoretical papers, and related work in the broad area of the behavioral sciences that pertains to infants, children, adolescents, and families. Contributions originate from a wide array of disciplines including, but not limited to, psychology (e.g., clinical, community, developmental, family, school), medicine (e.g., family practice, pediatrics, psychiatry), public health, social work, and education. Topical content includes science and application and covers facets of etiology, assessment, description, treatment and intervention, prevention, methodology, and public policy. Submissions are by invitation only and undergo peer review. The Editors, in consultation with the Editorial Board, invite highly qualified experts to contribute original papers on topics of timely interest and significance.