Institute for Early Life Care, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Attach Hum Dev. 2023 Oct;25(5):544-565. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2023.2258354. Epub 2023 Nov 7.
Sensitivity in parent-child interaction is essential for child development. Since fathers are increasingly involved in childrearing, identifying factors leading to paternal sensitivity is crucial. We examined the relation between attachment representation and reflective functioning (RF) as factors influencing paternal sensitivity in a longitudinal study including = 40 first-time fathers ( = 33) and their 6-month-old children. We used the Adult Attachment Interview during pregnancy to assess paternal attachment representation and general RF, the Parental Development Interview to assess fathers' parental RF, and the Emotional Availability Scale to measure sensitivity at child's age of 6 month. Data show that secure paternal attachment representation, high general and parental RF are associated with higher levels of paternal sensitivity. Further, parental RF mediates the association between attachment representation and paternal sensitivity. These findings contribute to the identification of a causal interplay in that they suggest an explanatory effect of RF on the association between fathers' attachment representation, and sensitivity.
亲子互动中的敏感性对于儿童发展至关重要。由于父亲越来越多地参与育儿，因此确定导致父爱敏感性的因素至关重要。我们在一项纵向研究中，研究了依恋表现和反思功能（RF）作为影响父爱敏感性的因素之间的关系，该研究包括 40 位初次为人父的男性（=33）及其 6 个月大的孩子。我们在怀孕期间使用成人依恋访谈评估父爱依恋表现和一般 RF，使用父母发展访谈评估父亲的父母 RF，使用情感可用性量表在孩子 6 个月大时测量敏感性。数据表明，安全的父爱依恋表现、较高的一般和父母 RF 与较高的父爱敏感性水平相关。此外，父母 RF 介导了依恋表现与父爱敏感性之间的关联。这些发现有助于确定因果关系的相互作用，因为它们表明 RF 对父亲的依恋表现和敏感性之间的关联具有解释作用。
