University of Basel, Department of Psychology, NCCR Sesam, Postfach, Basel, Switzerland.
Infant Behav Dev. 2011 Feb;34(1):170-8. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2010.12.003. Epub 2011 Jan 15.
A preference for cradling infants on the left side has been demonstrated in women, as has a relation of reduced left-cradling and stress/negative affect. This relation has not yet been investigated in male participants. Due to less left-cradling in non-fathers compared to fathers it was suggested that fatherhood might have an influence on cradling behavior. The present study investigated the cradling preference of first- and multi-time parents before and after birth, and its relation to ill-being and stress. Results revealed that cradling behavior of first-time fathers was not different before and after the birth of the infant. Thus, fatherhood does not seem to have an acute influence on cradling behavior. Furthermore, cradling behavior of first- and multi-time parents was differentially influenced by ill-being and stress. These results present new information about the course of cradling preference from pregnancy to postpartum and indicate that the relation of cradling and ill-being/stress is more complex for parents than for non-parents.
研究表明，女性偏爱将婴儿放在左侧怀抱，而左侧怀抱与压力/负面情绪呈负相关。然而，这种关系尚未在男性参与者中进行研究。由于非父亲与父亲相比，左侧怀抱婴儿的次数较少，因此有人认为父亲身份可能会对怀抱行为产生影响。本研究调查了初为人父和多次为人父的父母在婴儿出生前后的怀抱偏好，以及其与不适和压力的关系。结果表明，初为人父者在婴儿出生前后的怀抱行为没有差异。因此，父亲身份似乎不会对怀抱行为产生急性影响。此外，初为人父和多次为人父的父母的怀抱行为受到不适和压力的不同影响。这些结果提供了关于从怀孕到产后怀抱偏好的变化的新信息，并表明怀抱与不适/压力的关系对于父母来说比非父母更为复杂。
