Colonnesi Cristina, van Polanen Marleen, Tavecchio Louis W C, Fukkink Ruben G
Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Research priority area Yield, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Research priority area Yield, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Infant Behav Dev. 2017 Aug;48(Pt B):134-146. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2017.04.006. Epub 2017 May 26.
Mind-mindedness refers to the caregiver's ability to be attuned to the child's mental states. Within the parent-child relationship, mind-mindedness relates to parents' sensitive caregiving, and to children's secure attachment. However, the same relations are still unexplored in out-of-home care settings. We investigated the associations between childcare professionals' mind-mindedness, sensitive responsiveness and respect for autonomy, and child-caregiver attachment security. Moreover, we examined whether these relations are influenced by caregivers' and children's gender. Participants were 17 caregiver couples (17 males, 17 females) and 34 three-year-old children (17 boys, 17 girls), recruited in childcare centers. Mind-mindedness toward the boy or the girl (dyadic) or both children (non-dyadic), sensitive responsiveness and respect for autonomy were assessed during a semi-structured play. Attachment security was assessed through observations. Male and female caregivers had equivalent scores of mind-mindedness, sensitive responsiveness, and respect for autonomy. Similarly, children were securely attached to male and female caregivers. Girls' and boys' secure attachment was predicted by caregivers' use of non-dyadic mind-related comments. For girls, but not for boys, the relation was partially mediated by caregivers' respect for autonomy. The results are discussed in terms of their relevance for the quality of child-caregiver relationships, and children's socio-emotional development.
心理-mindedness指的是照顾者能够与孩子的心理状态保持协调一致的能力。在亲子关系中，心理-mindedness与父母的敏感照料以及孩子的安全依恋有关。然而，在家庭外照料环境中，同样的关系仍未得到探讨。我们调查了儿童保育专业人员的心理-mindedness、敏感反应和对自主性的尊重与儿童-照顾者依恋安全性之间的关联。此外，我们还研究了这些关系是否受到照顾者和孩子性别的影响。研究对象是在儿童保育中心招募的17对照顾者夫妇（17名男性，17名女性）和34名三岁儿童（17名男孩，17名女孩）。在半结构化游戏过程中评估了对男孩或女孩（二元组）或两个孩子（非二元组）的心理-mindedness、敏感反应和对自主性的尊重。通过观察评估依恋安全性。男性和女性照顾者在心理-mindedness、敏感反应和对自主性的尊重方面得分相当。同样，孩子与男性和女性照顾者都形成了安全依恋。照顾者使用非二元组的与心理相关的评论可以预测女孩和男孩的安全依恋。对于女孩而言，但对于男孩则不然，这种关系部分是由照顾者对自主性的尊重所介导的。我们从这些结果与儿童-照顾者关系质量以及孩子社会情感发展的相关性方面进行了讨论。
