Yale University School of Medicine, Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Department of Psychology, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA.
Infant Ment Health J. 2023 Mar;44(2):255-267. doi: 10.1002/imhj.22044. Epub 2023 Mar 1.
Reflective functioning (RF) has been found to be associated with mother-child interactions, but less is known about the association of fathers' self and child-focused RF and father-child relationships. Fathers who have histories of intimate partner violence (IPV) are known to have poor RF, which may impact their father-child interactions. The current study was designed to examine how types of RF are associated with father-child relationships. Pretreatment assessments and recorded, coded father-child play interactions were used to examine associations among fathers' history of adverse childhood experiences (ACES), RF and coded father-child play interactions in a sample of 47 fathers with a history of IPV use in the last 6 months with their coparent. Fathers' ACES and their child's mental states (CM) were associated with father-child dyadic play interactions. Fathers with greater ACES and higher scores on CM had the most dyadic tension and constriction during play interactions. Those with high ACES but low CM had scores similar to those with low ACES and low CM. These results indicate that fathers who have used IPV and have a history of significant adversity may benefit from interventions to increase their child-focused RF and further improve their interactions with their children.
反思功能（RF）已被发现与母婴互动有关，但关于父亲的自我和以孩子为中心的 RF 与父子关系的关联知之甚少。有亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）史的父亲已知 RF 较差，这可能会影响他们的亲子互动。本研究旨在探讨 RF 的类型如何与父子关系相关。在一个样本中，对 47 名在过去 6 个月内有 IPV 使用史的父亲进行了预处理评估和记录、编码的父子游戏互动，以检查他们的不良童年经历（ACE）、RF 和编码的父子游戏互动之间的关联。父亲的 ACE 和他们孩子的心理状态（CM）与父子二元游戏互动有关。ACE 较高且 CM 得分较高的父亲在游戏互动中表现出最多的二元紧张和收缩。那些 ACE 较高但 CM 较低的人的得分与 ACE 和 CM 较低的人相似。这些结果表明，曾经使用过 IPV 且有过重大逆境经历的父亲可能会受益于提高以孩子为中心的 RF 的干预措施，并进一步改善与孩子的互动。
