Department of Neurobiochemistry, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Infant Behav Dev. 2010 Apr;33(2):235-40. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2009.11.002. Epub 2010 Feb 21.
A growing body of knowledge is available on the father's instrumental role in the development of the child, but there is less data on the role he fulfills in preparing the child for challenging social encounters. The present study was designed to investigate the predictive value of the toddler's co-regulation with the father and the capacities the infant shows during a later encounter with a stranger, beyond the effect of the co-regulation of the toddler with the mother. Thirty-one toddlers were engaged in three interactions: with the mother, father, and a stranger. The order of the first two interactions was randomized, while the session with the stranger, which involved a game of peek-a-boo with an object, was always last. The sessions were videotaped and coded according the Early Interaction Scale (EIS) off-line by trained coders. The results indicate that the extent of the infant's proficiency in interacting with the stranger was predicted by his or her social proficiency and his or her co-regulation with the father, beyond the contribution of his or her proficiency and co-regulation with the mother.
越来越多的知识表明父亲在孩子的发展中起着工具性的作用，但关于他在为孩子准备应对具有挑战性的社交场合方面所扮演的角色的数据较少。本研究旨在调查幼儿与父亲的共同调节以及婴儿在与陌生人进行后续互动时所表现出的能力（超出幼儿与母亲的共同调节效果）的预测价值。31 名幼儿参与了三种互动：与母亲、父亲和陌生人。前两种互动的顺序是随机的，而与陌生人的互动（包括用物体玩躲猫猫游戏）总是最后进行。这些互动被录下来，由受过训练的编码员根据早期互动量表（EIS）进行离线编码。结果表明，婴儿与陌生人互动的熟练程度不仅受到他或她与母亲的熟练程度和共同调节的影响，还受到他或她与父亲的共同调节和社交能力的影响。
