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Building a culture of connection in early childhood education: The Hand in Hand Foundations Course 在幼儿教育中建立联系文化:手拉手基础课程。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70030
Angela Sillars, Ahava Vogelstein, Pamela J. Oatis, Annie Davis Schoch, Anna Cole, Pamala Trivedi, Maya Coleman
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What makes mothers happy and unhappy during pregnancy and postpartum? A qualitative investigation of beliefs from Gamo mothers in Southern Ethiopia 是什么让母亲在怀孕和产后感到快乐和不快乐?对埃塞俄比亚南部加莫母亲信仰的定性调查。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70032
Lauren R. Bader, Courtney Helfrecht, Eyob Defersha
{"title":"What makes mothers happy and unhappy during pregnancy and postpartum? A qualitative investigation of beliefs from Gamo mothers in Southern Ethiopia","authors":"Lauren R. Bader,&nbsp;Courtney Helfrecht,&nbsp;Eyob Defersha","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70032","DOIUrl":"10.1002/imhj.70032","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Depression during pregnancy and postpartum has implications for the health and well-being of mothers and infants, yet investigations have largely been limited to high-income countries. In this study, we explore Gamo mothers' perceptions of happiness, unhappiness, and emotional well-being during pregnancy and after birth. We interviewed 42 Gamo mothers of infants living in a rural highland community in Southern Ethiopia. We analyzed interviews to determine shared themes from mothers' descriptions of what brings happiness and unhappiness, and descriptions of what types of help can be provided to mothers experiencing emotional unwellness. Gamo mothers consistently said that resources and maternal/child health contributed to what makes mothers happy and unhappy during pregnancy and postpartum. During pregnancy, mothers’ access to specific foods was largely associated with happiness, while limited access to these was associated with unhappiness, as were health issues of the infant and mother. Postpartum happiness was situated around a healthy, uncomplicated delivery and a healthy baby, whereas unhappiness was associated with a lack of resources. This study gives context to mothers’ mental health and demonstrates underlying concerns mothers have in resource-limited, high-risk environments. Public health campaigns and local health officials should understand the context of mothers’ concerns to address peripartum mental health.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ما الذي يجعل الأمهات سعيدات أو غير سعيدات أثناء الحمل وبعد الولادة؟ دراسة نوعية في معتقدات أمهات الغامو في جنوب إثيوبيا الملخص يُعد الاكتئاب أثناء الحمل وبعد الولادة من الحالات ذات الأثر البالغ على صحة ورفاهية الأمهات والرضّع، ومع ذلك فإن معظم الدراسات تركزت في البلدان ذات الدخل المرتفع. تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى استكشاف تصورات أمهات الغامو حول السعادة، والتعاسة، والرفاهية النفسية خلال فترة الحمل وبعد الولادة. أجرينا مقابلات مع 42 أمًا من أمهات الرضع المنتميات إلى مجتمع الغامو، ويعشن في منطقة ريفية جبلية في جنوب إثيوبيا. قمنا بتحليل هذه المقابلات لاستخلاص الموضوعات المشتركة التي عبّرت عنها الأمهات حول ما يجلب لهن السعادة أو التعاسة، وكذلك نوع الدعم الذي يمكن تقديمه للأمهات اللاتي يعانين من تدهور في حالتهن العاطفية. أشارت الأمهات بشكل متسق إلى أن توفّر الموارد وصحة الأم والطفل كانا عاملين حاسمين في تحديد ما إذا كانت الأم تشعر بالسعادة أو التعاسة أثناء الحمل وفترة ما بعد الولادة. ففي أثناء الحمل، ارتبط توفر أطعمة معينة بالشعور بالسعادة، في حين أن عدم توفرها ارتبط بالتعاسة، إلى جانب المشكلات الصحية التي تصيب الأم أو الطفل. أما بعد الولادة، فتمحورت السعادة حول ولادة صحية وسلسة وطفل يتمتع بصحة جيدة، بينما ارتبطت مشاعر التعاسة بنقص الموارد. تُسلّط هذه الدراسة الضوء على السياق النفسي للأمهات في البيئات الفقيرة والمحفوفة بالمخاطر، وتُبرز القضايا الجوهرية التي تشغل الأمهات. لذا، ينبغي لحملات الصحة العامة والمسؤولين الصحيين المحليين أخذ هذه الخلفيات بعين الاعتبار عند تطوير برامج تستهدف الصحة النفسية خلال فترة ما حول الولادة.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;La dépression pendant la grossesse et après l'accouchement a des implications sur la santé et le bien-être ","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":"46 6","pages":"696-711"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144477291","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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An intervention to address prenatal anxiety improves maternal-infant bonding, with effects mediated by maternal-infant responsiveness, maternal self-efficacy, and postpartum depression 一项针对产前焦虑的干预可以改善母婴关系,其效果由母婴反应性、母亲自我效能感和产后抑郁介导。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-15 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70022
Elijah T. Olivas, Soim Park, Abid Malik, Ahmed Zaidi, Najia Atif, Atif Rahman, Pamela J. Surkan
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The role of child language ability and parental mentalization in early child dysregulation 儿童语言能力和父母心理化在儿童早期失调中的作用。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-12 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70028
Sara Cibralic, Mary Xu, Nancy Wallace, Susan Morgan, Angelique Roth, Hannah Chau, Jane Kohlhoff
{"title":"The role of child language ability and parental mentalization in early child dysregulation","authors":"Sara Cibralic,&nbsp;Mary Xu,&nbsp;Nancy Wallace,&nbsp;Susan Morgan,&nbsp;Angelique Roth,&nbsp;Hannah Chau,&nbsp;Jane Kohlhoff","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70028","DOIUrl":"10.1002/imhj.70028","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dysregulation in early childhood is associated with increased vulnerability to psychopathology and poor psychosocial outcomes. While there is evidence that both child language ability and parental mentalization are associated with dysregulation in early childhood, there is little understanding of the relationships between these variables, and minimal research has been conducted in clinical samples. This study tested the association between child language ability (using the Mullens Scale of Early Learning) and child dysregulation (using the Child Behavior Checklist Dysregulation Profile), and examined whether parental mentalization (operationalized as Parental Reflective Functioning and Mind-Mindedness, assessed using Diamond Maternal Reflective Functioning Scale and interactional 20-min play sessions, respectively) mediated this relationship, in a clinical sample of 90 mother–child dyads (child <i>M</i> age = 19.48 months, <i>SD</i> = 3.15) referred to a specialized community-based child behavior treatment clinic located in Sydney, Australia. Results showed that greater child receptive language and better parental reflective functioning were associated with lower rates of child dysregulation. Contrary to expectation, however, parental mentalization did not mediate the relationship between child language and dysregulation.These findings suggest that clinically, children with dysregulation may benefit from interventions targeting receptive language and parental reflective functioning; however, further research in this area is required.</p>","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/imhj.70028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144286860","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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Secondary benefits of a brief couples intervention on coparenting through relationship quality and partner conflict 通过关系质量和伴侣冲突对父母教养进行简短干预的第二个好处。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70027
Jazzmin Demy, Marc Jambon, Mark Wade, Amy Muise, Heather Prime
{"title":"Secondary benefits of a brief couples intervention on coparenting through relationship quality and partner conflict","authors":"Jazzmin Demy,&nbsp;Marc Jambon,&nbsp;Mark Wade,&nbsp;Amy Muise,&nbsp;Heather Prime","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70027","DOIUrl":"10.1002/imhj.70027","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In two-parent households, the interparental relationship and coparenting alliance are central to the well-being of family relationships and young children. The current study examines whether participation in a brief, online, couple-focused relationship intervention has collateral benefits to coparenting indirectly through improvements in couple relationship quality and conflict frequency, respectively. A community sample of couples with young children in Canada (<i>N </i>= 140 couples; 280 participants; 91.4% heterosexual; 61.1% White; 49.3% women) participated in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The intervention group was taught conflict reappraisal strategies, whereas the control group received an inactive control task. Both members of the couple reported on perceived relationship quality and conflict frequency (at baseline and post-intervention), and coparenting (at baseline, 1-month, and 3-month follow-up). Controlling for baseline levels, a longitudinal, parallel mediation analysis including relationship quality and conflict frequency as mediators indicated that the indirect effect of random assignment to the intervention to coparenting via relationship quality was significant, but not through conflict frequency. There are positive cascading effects of a couple-focused intervention onto the relationship between parents, which in turn enhances their ability to work together to raise their child. Findings help to bridge intervention research across relationship, family, and developmental science.</p>","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":"46 6","pages":"778-796"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/imhj.70027","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144259126","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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Attachment of toddlers in care with the moderating role of temperament: Turkish care types study 幼儿在照顾中的依恋与气质的调节作用:土耳其照顾类型研究。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70023
Bahar Bahtiyar-Saygan, Şükran Okur-Ataş, Sibel Kazak Berument
{"title":"Attachment of toddlers in care with the moderating role of temperament: Turkish care types study","authors":"Bahar Bahtiyar-Saygan,&nbsp;Şükran Okur-Ataş,&nbsp;Sibel Kazak Berument","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70023","DOIUrl":"10.1002/imhj.70023","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Due to adverse circumstances in institutional care settings, institutionalized children are at risk of developing insecure attachment types and attachment disorders. The current study examined the role of institutionalization on attachment by comparing children residing in institutions with children in foster care and never-institutionalized children living in Türkiye. Further, the moderating role of children's temperamental characteristics (i.e., frustration and perceptual sensitivity) between the care groups and attachment was investigated. In total, 103 children (18–39 months old; 37 residing in institutions, 29 in foster care families, and 37 never-institutionalized children living with their biological families), and their caregivers participated. Attachment types were assessed via an observation-based measurement tool. Attachment disorders were assessed via interviews with caregivers. Temperamental characteristics were measured by a caregiver-reported questionnaire. The results indicated that children in institutions had less secure, more avoidant, and disorganized attachment types than those in foster care and never-institutionalized children. Furthermore, children with low perceptual sensitivity displayed more avoidant attachment if they stayed in institutions compared to their peers in foster care. Being in foster care and having high levels of perceptual sensitivity negatively predicted Reactive Attachment Disorder. The findings indicate important implications for future studies and social policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":"46 6","pages":"712-727"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144227277","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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Self-regulation in moderate-to-late preterm children: A scoping review 中度至晚期早产儿的自我调节:一项范围综述。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-03 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70024
Amber Feher, Alfredo Pereira, Rita Santos, Vera Mateus, Joana Baptista
{"title":"Self-regulation in moderate-to-late preterm children: A scoping review","authors":"Amber Feher,&nbsp;Alfredo Pereira,&nbsp;Rita Santos,&nbsp;Vera Mateus,&nbsp;Joana Baptista","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70024","DOIUrl":"10.1002/imhj.70024","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Compared with the more physically fragile extremely/very preterm children (E/VPT), moderate-to-late preterm (MLPT) children—the large majority of preterm births—are underrepresented in research. This gap persists despite evidence that MLPT children exhibit more difficulties than full-term peers in certain domains. This scoping review surveys the literature on psychological forms of self-regulation in MLPT children, organized around three levels: emotional, behavioral, and cognitive regulation. We sought studies on MLPT children, aged 3 months to 3 years, including: (1) comparisons of self-regulation with other gestational groups; and (2) environmental and individual factors associated with self-regulation specifically in MLPT children. A systematic search across five electronic databases, supplemented by a manual search, identified 24 relevant articles. Our review found inconsistencies regarding self-regulation in MLPT children compared to other gestational groups. Emotion regulation in MLPT children appears comparable to E/VPT children, whereas behavioral regulation aligns more with full-term peers. Results for cognitive regulation are mixed. Environmental factors (e.g., maternal depressive symptoms) and individual factors (e.g., sex) associated with self-regulation were identified. The review underscores variability in self-regulation development among MLPT children and highlights the limited research focused on this population. More research, particularly longitudinal studies with representative samples, is urgently needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":"46 6","pages":"728-750"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209916","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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Consultant perception of the feasibility and effectiveness of infant and early childhood mental health consultation services provided virtually to early care and education 咨询师对婴儿和幼儿心理健康咨询服务的可行性和有效性的看法,实际上提供了早期护理和教育。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70026
Nicola A. Conners Edge, Allison Boothe Trigg, Sherryl Scott Heller, Alison Steier, Kristin Reinsberg, Jordana Ash, Maya Williams, Deborah F. Perry, Leah Eckley, Elizabeth Biccio, Kadija Johnston
{"title":"Consultant perception of the feasibility and effectiveness of infant and early childhood mental health consultation services provided virtually to early care and education","authors":"Nicola A. Conners Edge,&nbsp;Allison Boothe Trigg,&nbsp;Sherryl Scott Heller,&nbsp;Alison Steier,&nbsp;Kristin Reinsberg,&nbsp;Jordana Ash,&nbsp;Maya Williams,&nbsp;Deborah F. Perry,&nbsp;Leah Eckley,&nbsp;Elizabeth Biccio,&nbsp;Kadija Johnston","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70026","DOIUrl":"10.1002/imhj.70026","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A growing body of research suggests that infant and early childhood mental health consultation (IECMHC) is effective in improving child outcomes and classroom quality in early care and education (ECE) settings. However, there is limited research regarding the provision of IECMHC virtually (e.g., by phone or video conferencing platform), and the transition to virtual services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to learn more. This study focuses on mental health consultants’ (MHCs) perceptions of the feasibility and effectiveness of providing IECMHC virtually. Using a purposive sampling method, we gathered survey data from 94 MHCs providing IECMHC in 15 states in the United States. More than two-thirds of MHCs reported consultation was as effective or more effective virtually (compared to in-person) when it involved adult or programmatic consultation, while one-third of MHCs viewed child-focused consultation as being as or more effective virtually. There was wide variation in the extent to which MHCs viewed specific consultation activities as feasible and effective when delivered virtually. Furthermore, one-third of consultants reported that the ECE programs they served experienced major barriers related to equipment and technology. We explore how these findings can inform future planning for the provision of virtual services.</p>","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":"46 6","pages":"765-777"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144200551","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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Maternal reflective functioning in pregnancy and parenting during the preschool period 孕前期母亲的反思性功能。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70025
Georgina Drury, Jessica Elezi, Lyndsey Kondor, Marjorie Beeghly, Christopher J. Trentacosta, Moriah E. Thomason, Ann M. Stacks
{"title":"Maternal reflective functioning in pregnancy and parenting during the preschool period","authors":"Georgina Drury,&nbsp;Jessica Elezi,&nbsp;Lyndsey Kondor,&nbsp;Marjorie Beeghly,&nbsp;Christopher J. Trentacosta,&nbsp;Moriah E. Thomason,&nbsp;Ann M. Stacks","doi":"10.1002/imhj.70025","DOIUrl":"10.1002/imhj.70025","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Parental reflective functioning (PRF) refers to a parent's ability to understand their own and their child's mental states and connect them to behaviors. This longitudinal study evaluated (1) associations among prenatal PRF, using the Pregnancy Interview, demographics, prenatal maternal depressive symptoms, and maternal-fetal attachment and (2) whether prenatal PRF predicted parenting quality assessed during unstructured and challenging mother-child interaction tasks beyond infancy, after controlling for cumulative risk. Data were collected in an urban community sample of women in the midwestern US. Prenatal PRF was positively associated with maternal educational attainment and negatively associated with cumulative demographic risk, but not with depressive symptoms or maternal-fetal attachment. Controlling for cumulative risk, hierarchical regressions showed that prenatal PRF was the sole significant predictor of positive parenting at 36 months, observed during a challenging teaching task but not during free play. Prenatal PRF did not predict negative parenting. These patterns persisted when analyses were repeated within a subsample of Black mothers, with PRF again being the sole significant predictor of positive parenting. Further attention to cultural variations in PRF and parenting in future research is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":48026,"journal":{"name":"Infant Mental Health Journal","volume":"46 6","pages":"751-764"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175334","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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Holding dysregulation in mind: How maternal mind-mindedness relates to regulatory symptoms and disorders in infancy 在头脑中保持失调:母亲的心智与婴儿时期的调节症状和障碍之间的关系。
IF 2 3区 心理学
Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-05-18 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70020
Anna Katharina Georg, Lea Alexandra Schlömp, Monika Forck, Miriam Binder, Svenja Taubner
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