Reader Jonathan M, Teti Douglas M, Cleveland Michael J
Department of Human Development & Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University.
Department of Human Development, Washington State University.
J Fam Psychol. 2017 Jun;31(4):453-463. doi: 10.1037/fam0000283. Epub 2017 Jan 5.
This study examined mothers' and fathers' beliefs about responding to infant night wakings across the first year of life, changes in those beliefs, and how individual maternal and paternal beliefs and interparental discrepancy in beliefs about responding to infant night wakings related to parents' perceptions of coparenting quality. Participants were 167 mothers and 155 fathers who reported on their own beliefs about responding to infant night wakings and perceptions of coparenting quality when infants were 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months old. As predicted, mothers endorsed stronger beliefs about responding more immediately to infant night wakings than fathers, but for both parents these beliefs declined over the first year. Troubled beliefs about responding to infant night wakings predicted worse coparenting quality. In addition, the discrepancy between mothers' and fathers' beliefs predicted coparenting quality such that a larger discrepancy in parents' beliefs about responding to infant night wakings significantly predicted poorer perceptions of coparenting, particularly in the early months, but only when mothers endorsed stronger beliefs than fathers. Results emphasize the importance of communication and concordance in nighttime parenting practices for aspects of parents' coparenting relationship. Future research should consider the importance of examining domain-specific parenting practices and cognitions as well as interparental discrepancies when assessing coparenting quality. (PsycINFO Database Record
本研究考察了父母在婴儿出生后第一年中对应对婴儿夜间醒来的信念、这些信念的变化，以及父母个人对应对婴儿夜间醒来的信念和父母间信念差异与父母对共同养育质量的认知之间的关系。研究参与者为167名母亲和155名父亲，他们报告了自己在婴儿1个月、3个月、6个月、9个月和12个月大时对应对婴儿夜间醒来的信念以及对共同养育质量的认知。正如预期的那样，母亲比父亲更认同应更立即回应婴儿夜间醒来的信念，但对于父母双方来说，这些信念在第一年中都有所下降。对应对婴儿夜间醒来感到困扰的信念预示着更差的共同养育质量。此外，母亲和父亲的信念差异预示着共同养育质量，即父母在应对婴儿夜间醒来的信念上差异越大，显著预示着对共同养育的认知越差，尤其是在早期几个月，但只有当母亲的信念比父亲更强时才会如此。研究结果强调了在夜间育儿实践中沟通与一致性对于父母共同养育关系的重要性。未来的研究在评估共同养育质量时，应考虑考察特定领域的育儿实践和认知以及父母间差异的重要性。（PsycINFO数据库记录
