An explanatory model of parental sensitivity in the mother–father–infant triad
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Abstract
Quality of early family interactions has been associated with child development, bonding, and mental health. Childhood adversity, stress, and depression impact parenting, affecting the quality of the interaction within the mother-father-child triad. The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of parents’ adverse childhood experiences, depressive symptoms, and parental stress, on
their sensitive response toward their tooddler and quality of traidic interactions. A correlational cross-sectional method was used. The sample included 80 mother–father–child triads, of toddlers with social–emotional difficulties. Parents early adverse experiences, parental stress, and depressive symptoms were assessed through self-report measures. Observational measures on parental sensitivity and triadic interaction were used. For mothers and fathers, adverse childhood experiences were associated with depressive symptoms in adulthood. Sensitivity toward their child and stress were positively associated among both parents. Symptoms of depression in mothers were associated with lower sensitivity toward their child, but in fathers, their sensitive response was influenced
by the level of parental stress in the mother. In both parents, greater sensitivity in the dyadic interaction with the child was associated with a higher quality of the triadic interactions, in the triad as a whole, and in the regulation and involvement of the child.
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Olhaberry, M. P., León, M. J., Coo, S., Barrientos, M., & Pérez, J. C. (2022). An explanatory model of parental sensitivity in the mother–father–infant triad. Infant Mental Health Journal, 43, 714– 729. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.22007
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Parental mental health, Parental sensitivity, Triadic interaction