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FATHERS' AND MOTHERS' REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INFANT: ASSOCIATIONS WITH PRENATAL RISK FACTORS.
Infant Ment Health J. 2015 Nov-Dec; 36(6):599-612.IM

Abstract

Parents' representations of their infants consist of parents' subjective experiences of how they perceive their infants. They provide important information about the quality of the parent-infant relationship and are closely related to parenting behavior and infant attachment. Previous studies have shown that parents' representations emerge during pregnancy. However, little is known about prenatal (risk) factors that are related to parents' representations. In a prospective study, 308 mothers and 243 fathers were followed during pregnancy and postpartum. Prenatal risk factors were assessed with an adapted version of the Dunedin Family Services Indicator (T.G. Egan et al., ; R.C. Muir et al.,). At 26 weeks' gestation and 6 months' postpartum, parents' representations of their children were assessed with the Working Model of the Child Interview (C.H. Zeanah, D. Benoit, L. Hirshberg, M.L. Barton, & C. Regan). Results showed stability between pre- and postnatal representations, with fathers having more disengaged representations than did mothers. In addition, prenatal risk factors of parenting problems were associated with the quality of parents' prenatal (only in mothers) and postnatal representations. This study provides valuable information concerning parents at risk of developing nonbalanced representations of their children. In clinical practice, these families could be monitored more intensively and may be supported in developing a more optimal parent-infant relationship.

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Vreeswijk CM
Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
Rijk CH
Catholic University of Leuven, The Netherlands.
Maas AJ
Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
van Bakel HJ
Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Virenze, Centre for Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Netherlands. Herlaarhof, Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vught, The Netherlands.

MeSH

AdolescentAdultFathersFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedMothersParentingPostpartum PeriodPregnancyRisk FactorsYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26536277

Citation

Vreeswijk, Charlotte M J M., et al. "FATHERS' and MOTHERS' REPRESENTATIONS of the INFANT: ASSOCIATIONS WITH PRENATAL RISK FACTORS." Infant Mental Health Journal, vol. 36, no. 6, 2015, pp. 599-612.
Vreeswijk CM, Rijk CH, Maas AJ, et al. FATHERS' AND MOTHERS' REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INFANT: ASSOCIATIONS WITH PRENATAL RISK FACTORS. Infant Ment Health J. 2015;36(6):599-612.
Vreeswijk, C. M., Rijk, C. H., Maas, A. J., & van Bakel, H. J. (2015). FATHERS' AND MOTHERS' REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INFANT: ASSOCIATIONS WITH PRENATAL RISK FACTORS. Infant Mental Health Journal, 36(6), 599-612. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21541
Vreeswijk CM, et al. FATHERS' and MOTHERS' REPRESENTATIONS of the INFANT: ASSOCIATIONS WITH PRENATAL RISK FACTORS. Infant Ment Health J. 2015 Nov-Dec;36(6):599-612. PubMed PMID: 26536277.
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