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Profiles of parental reflective functioning and mind-mindedness in first-time parents of 4-month-old infants. 4个月婴儿首次为人父母的父母反思功能和心智特征。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70021

Eva Back Madsen, Ida Egmose, Anne Christine Stuart, Marianne Thode Krogh, Tina Wahl Haase, Karen-Inge Karstoft, Mette Skovgaard Væver

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Home-based family recovery supports: Feasibility, acceptability, and adoption of training home visitors in "Mothering from the Inside Out". 以家为本的家庭康复支援：“由内而外照顾母亲”培训访家人员的可行性、可接受性及采用情况。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-05-02 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70019

Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers, Briana L Jurkowski, Savannah Kangas, Cindy DeCoste, Thomas J McMahon, Jessica L Borelli, Emily Feinberg, Nancy Byatt, Amanda Zayde, Amanda F Lowell, Peter D Friedmann

{"title":"Home-based family recovery supports: Feasibility, acceptability, and adoption of training home visitors in \"Mothering from the Inside Out\".","authors":"Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers, Briana L Jurkowski, Savannah Kangas, Cindy DeCoste, Thomas J McMahon, Jessica L Borelli, Emily Feinberg, Nancy Byatt, Amanda Zayde, Amanda F Lowell, Peter D Friedmann","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70019","url":null,"abstract":"Support for families affected by substance use disorders (SUDs) remains challenging, particularly during the postpartum period. The objective of this study was to assess the introduction of an evidence-based parenting intervention, Mothering from the Inside Out (MIO), into the early intervention (EI) home visiting setting. We conducted a mixed methods pilot study in the United States to assess the training and delivery of MIO within EI. MIO training involves didactic learning followed by MIO delivery with weekly consultation. Our primary implementation outcomes were feasibility, acceptability, and factors influencing adoption. We assessed feasibility and fidelity via quantitative measures, and acceptability and adoption via qualitative interviews with providers and parents. Two cohorts of EI providers completed the didactic training: 2019 (in-person) and 2020 (virtually). Ten providers participated in the MIO didactic training and began delivering MIO to 11 mothers; 4 of 10 providers (2 from each cohort) completed the full training. All providers that completed achieved adequate fidelity. Acceptability of MIO and perceived fit within EI was high, though challenges related to complexity limited adoption. Despite encouraging preliminary findings that EI providers achieved adequate adoption and fidelity, further adaptations are needed to address implementation challenges and improve retention of providers and parents.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144042326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The freedom to mentalize: The influence of socio-demographic indicators of empowerment on parental reflective functioning. 思想自由：社会人口指标赋权对父母反思功能的影响。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70018

Nicola Dawson, Michelle Sleed, Esther Chunga

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Posttraumatic stress in infancy: The roles of cumulative trauma and caregiving context. 婴儿期创伤后应激：累积创伤和照料环境的作用。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70015

Ann T Chu, Melissa H Bond, Belén Rogowski, Nicole V Leba, Chandra Ghosh Ippen, Alagia Cirolia, Alicia F Lieberman

{"title":"Posttraumatic stress in infancy: The roles of cumulative trauma and caregiving context.","authors":"Ann T Chu, Melissa H Bond, Belén Rogowski, Nicole V Leba, Chandra Ghosh Ippen, Alagia Cirolia, Alicia F Lieberman","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70015","url":null,"abstract":"Infants are exposed to traumatic events at higher rates than older children, potentially leading to posttraumatic stress symptoms. Despite this higher prevalence, posttraumatic stress responses in infancy have not been well researched due to conceptual, developmental, and methodological challenges. This study conducted in the United States investigated the responses of infants aged 3-18 months after exposure to a range of traumatic events. Caregivers reported on their infants' trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms using the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5 for Children Age 6 and Younger and reported on their own posttraumatic symptoms on the PTSD Diagnostic Scale for DSM-5 (PDS-5). Of 116 racially and ethnically diverse infants, 96 (82.8%) were exposed to at least one traumatic event (M = 1.6; SD = 1.2; range = 0-7). Infant trauma exposure and caregiver symptoms were significant predictors of the number and severity of caregiver-endorsed infant symptoms. These findings indicate that infants as young as 3 months of age may manifest posttraumatic stress symptoms after trauma exposure. Developmental context and caregiver functioning should be considered when assessing for posttraumatic stress symptoms in infants.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144056743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of a virtual supportive program on the knowledge of mothers of preterm infants and their bonding. 虚拟支持程序对早产儿母亲的知识及其联系的影响。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70013

Supaporn Pusri, Sudaporn Payakkaraung, Wanlaya Thampanichawat

{"title":"Effects of a virtual supportive program on the knowledge of mothers of preterm infants and their bonding.","authors":"Supaporn Pusri, Sudaporn Payakkaraung, Wanlaya Thampanichawat","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70013","url":null,"abstract":"This quasi-experimental study examined the effect of a virtual supportive program on knowledge among mothers of preterm infants and their bond. Mothers of preterm infants are at risk of becoming emotionally detached from their infants because of immediate separation and the lack of support during the early postpartum period, especially in mothers who cannot visit their infant regularly. To the best of our knowledge, no study in Thailand has examined the effects of virtual support for these mothers, as most scholars have focused on promoting mother-infant interaction to improve bonding and enhancing mothers' knowledge about their infant before discharge. This study recruited 74 mothers with preterm infants receiving neonatal intensive and intermediate care in Thailand. The participants were matched to mothers according to their infants' gestational ages and assigned into the following two groups: experimental group receiving virtual support, and control group receiving routine care. The results showed that the virtual supportive program significantly improved mothers' knowledge on preterm infants' cues and maternal roles as well as mother-infant bonding. Consistent support during the first week of visitation was essential, especially in providing information about premature infants and emotional support, to improve mother-infant bonding.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144034677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Father involvement and child social adjustment: The chain mediating effects of the father-child relationship and mother marital satisfaction. 父亲参与与儿童社会适应：亲子关系与母亲婚姻满意度的连锁中介效应。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70017

Lin Song, Xiaoying Wang

{"title":"Father involvement and child social adjustment: The chain mediating effects of the father-child relationship and mother marital satisfaction.","authors":"Lin Song, Xiaoying Wang","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70017","url":null,"abstract":"Father involvement is strongly associated with children's developmental outcomes. We examined the mediating role of the father-child relationship and mother marital satisfaction on the relationship between father involvement and child social adjustment. The participants came from eight kindergartens in six provinces in China and included 573 families. We collected data cross-sectionally using validated measures to assess the direct and indirect effects of father involvement, the father-child relationship, and mother marital satisfaction on child social adjustment using path models, with fathers reporting father involvement and the father-child relationship, and mothers reporting mother marital satisfaction and child social adjustment. The results of the study showed a significant positive correlation between father involvement and child social adjustment. Additionally, father-child conflict and mother marital satisfaction served as independent mediators, the father-child relationship (including father-child closeness and father-child conflict) and mother marital satisfaction created a chain mediating effect between father involvement and child social adjustment. This finding emphasizes the effect of father involvement on children's social adjustment, revealing the necessity of nurturing healthy parent-child and marital relationships for the development of children's social adjustment.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144054185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Readiness for change in early childhood education: Insights from social emotional coaches and infant and early childhood mental health consultants. 幼儿教育变革的准备：来自社会情感教练和婴幼儿心理健康顾问的见解。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70014

Kaela M Tidus, Amanda P Williford

{"title":"Readiness for change in early childhood education: Insights from social emotional coaches and infant and early childhood mental health consultants.","authors":"Kaela M Tidus, Amanda P Williford","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70014","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores readiness for change (RFC) in infant and early childhood education through the perspectives of infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) consultants and social-emotional (SEL) coaches. Specifically, this research examines how these professionals perceive educators' RFC, identify barriers and facilitators to engagement, and implement strategies to tailor intervention efforts based on educators' individual levels of readiness. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 13 IECMH consultants and SEL coaches in the southeastern United States, with demographic data indicating a predominantly female sample, diverse in racial backgrounds and professional experience. Thematic analysis identified key themes, including the importance of individualized approaches, supportive relationships, and the influence of both structural and internal barriers on educators' RFC. Findings underscore the need for validated measures of RFC and suggest that enhancing RFC may strengthen the impact of IECMHC and practice-based coaching interventions. These insights contribute to a deeper understanding of the complexities involved in fostering RFC and offer practical implications for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143990933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Presence and respect: Childrearing in an intercultural Chilean city. 存在与尊重：智利跨文化城市的儿童养育。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70016

Maria Verónica Mingo, Jayanthi Mistry

{"title":"Presence and respect: Childrearing in an intercultural Chilean city.","authors":"Maria Verónica Mingo, Jayanthi Mistry","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70016","url":null,"abstract":"Parenting research underscores caregivers' fundamental role in offering children learning experiences and socializing them into specific sociocultural environments. Diverse parenting programs and initiatives to support caregiving have emerged and have helped many families; however, they still fall short in rooting their content in grounded knowledge of the material, social, and cultural context in which childrearing is occurring. This research sought to contribute to the Chilean literature on the notion of contextualized caregiving. Using an ethnographic approach, we examined the caregiving practices of seven low-income women mothers with their toddler children, from three Latin American countries (Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia) all living in an intercultural city. Data was analyzed using James Spradley's method. The different emphases between these women's childrearing practices and their meanings became central in the analytic process and two themes emerged: (a) immigrant women focused on protection from danger and teaching the social norms they valued, including respect and limits, and (b) local Chilean women emphasized caregivers' physical presence in their child's life; however, a tension was present around the need to \"develop as a person\" beyond mothering. The different, locally situated understandings and meanings that guide childrearing and the possible empirical implications of this difference are discussed.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Australian fathers’ experiences of caring for their preterm infants 澳洲父亲照顾早产儿的经验。

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70011

Esther Adama, Eric Adua, Evalotte Mörelius, Annie Chang, Ravisha Srinivasjois, Sara Bayes

{"title":"Australian fathers’ experiences of caring for their preterm infants","authors":"Esther Adama, Eric Adua, Evalotte Mörelius, Annie Chang, Ravisha Srinivasjois, Sara Bayes","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70011","DOIUrl":"10.1002/imhj.70011","url":null,"abstract":"Fathers and/or non-birthing partners are now actively involved in child-rearing globally; however some experience emotional difficulties during the perinatal period. With the birth of a preterm infant, parents experience additional stress beyond that normally engendered by having a baby, which can impact on parent-infant relationship and infant development. In Australia, there is limited evidence on fathers’ experiences of preterm birth. Thus, this study aimed to explore the experiences of Australian fathers of preterm infants including their emotional and physical wellbeing when they have a preterm infant. Narrative inquiry guided the study; 13 fathers whose preterm infant was admitted to Australian neonatal units participated in in-depth interviews lasting 22–72 min. Data analysis generated four themes: (i) emotional response, (ii) fathers’ wellbeing, (iii) fathering in neonatal unit and during transition home (iv) fathers’ needs in the neonatal unit. The findings revealed that fathers felt emotionally overwhelmed, had specific needs but their role in the neonatal unit was not well defined and they felt mothers were given more attention. Despite feeling excluded, many continued to support their partner and infant. Health professionals must be aware of their unconscious biases toward gender roles in the neonatal unit and utilize strategies to actively include fathers and non-birthing partners.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":"46 3","pages":"298-316"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/imhj.70011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143774519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Differences between men and women accessing an Australian perinatal and infant mental health care navigation service-Why do fathers seek help? 男性和女性获得澳大利亚围产期和婴儿心理保健导航服务的差异——为什么父亲要寻求帮助？

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Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70012

Sophia A Harris, Valsamma Eapen, Jane Kohlhoff

{"title":"Differences between men and women accessing an Australian perinatal and infant mental health care navigation service-Why do fathers seek help?","authors":"Sophia A Harris, Valsamma Eapen, Jane Kohlhoff","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.70012","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored the demographic and psychosocial characteristics, and presenting concerns of new or expectant fathers seeking perinatal mental health (PMH) support through the Australia-based ForWhen service, compared to a sample of mothers. The retrospective observational analysis examined routinely collected data from 105 male and 203 female clients who were supported by ForWhen between February 2022 to June 2024. Fathers and mothers did not differ in terms of demographic characteristics, and both presented with similarly high levels of distress during intake. However, fathers were more likely to report current self-harm and/or suicidal ideation, as well as current relationship issues and financial stress. Conversely, mothers were more likely to report parenting concerns such as infant sleep and settling challenges. Overall, far fewer men than women access support through ForWhen, despite the known prevalence of PMH concerns among fathers. There were also differences in how clients accessed the service, with fathers more often referred by their intimate partner, suggesting that partners may be an important avenue to encourage help-seeking for paternal PMH concerns. These findings highlight the need to adapt PMH services-traditionally designed for women-to be more inclusive of and better engage men.","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143665142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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