Department of Social Sciences, Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine-Eestphalia, Aachen, Germany.
Institute of Health Research and Social Psychiatry, Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine-Westphalia, Aachen, Germany.
Infant Ment Health J. 2024 May;45(3):263-275. doi: 10.1002/imhj.22106. Epub 2024 Jan 30.
Infant carrying may have beneficial effects on the parent-infant relationship but only limited research has been conducted in this area. Therefore, the main aim of the current study was to investigate whether infant carrying is associated with parental reflective functioning, parental bonding, and parental (emotional) and behavioral responses to infant crying, key elements within the parent-infant relationship, promoting infant development. Parents reporting high levels (N = 389) of infant carrying (six times a week or daily) and parents reporting low levels (N = 128) of infant carrying (less than once a week or not at all) who participated in an online survey about the developing parent-infant relationship in Germany were included in the present study. Standardized questionnaires were used to assess parental reflective functioning, parental bonding impairments, and emotional responses to infant crying. Further insensitive (non-responsive and hostile) behaviors in response to infant crying were assessed. Parents with high levels of infant carrying showed better parental reflective functioning, lower parental bonding problems, less negative emotions, and less insensitive behaviors in response to infant crying.
婴儿背带的使用可能对母婴关系有益，但这方面的研究有限。因此，本研究的主要目的是调查婴儿背带的使用是否与父母的反射功能、父母的联系、父母对婴儿哭泣的（情绪）和行为反应有关，这些都是母婴关系中的关键要素，有助于婴儿的发展。本研究纳入了在德国参与在线调查的报告婴儿背带使用频率高（每周 6 次或每天）的父母（N=389）和报告婴儿背带使用频率低（每周不到 1 次或根本不使用）的父母（N=128）。使用标准化问卷评估父母的反射功能、父母的联系障碍以及对婴儿哭泣的情绪反应。进一步评估了对婴儿哭泣的不敏感（无反应和敌对）行为。婴儿背带使用频率高的父母表现出更好的父母反射功能、较低的父母联系问题、较少的负面情绪以及对婴儿哭泣的不敏感行为。
