Robson B, Mandel D
Can J Psychiatry. 1985 Apr;30(3):169-72. doi: 10.1177/070674378503000301.
This paper examines the relationship between marital stability and fathers' bonding to their first born infants. Current literature reports on the significant and unique influence of the father on his developing infant and the influence of the father on the mother-infant bond. Some authors suggest that prematurity, the type of delivery, or a father's presence or absence at the birth, influences his engrossment or bonding and later caretaking behaviour. However, little attention has been given to other factors such as the father's personality, education, previous experience with child care or his relationship with his spouse. Similarily, there is a paucity of research on the effect of the birth of the infant on the marital bond. Einzig, Wente and Crockenberg and Dyer suggest that the transition to parenthood is a crisis in the family life and can lead to disruption in the husband-wife relationship. With the apparent increase in family instability in the last decade as marked by the rising divorce rate, it seems crucial to explore what correlation, if any, exists between marital condition and a father's relationship to his newborn infant.
本文探讨婚姻稳定性与父亲和其头胎婴儿之间的情感联结的关系。当前文献报道了父亲对其发育中婴儿的重大且独特的影响，以及父亲对母婴情感联结的影响。一些作者认为，早产、分娩方式，或者父亲在婴儿出生时在场或不在场，会影响他的专注度或情感联结以及日后的照料行为。然而，诸如父亲的个性、教育程度、以往的育儿经验或他与配偶的关系等其他因素却很少受到关注。同样，关于婴儿出生对婚姻关系的影响的研究也很匮乏。艾因齐格、温特以及克罗肯伯格和戴尔指出，向为人父母的转变是家庭生活中的一场危机，可能导致夫妻关系破裂。鉴于过去十年中家庭不稳定状况明显加剧，以离婚率上升为显著标志，探究婚姻状况与父亲和其新生儿关系之间是否存在关联（若存在关联的话）似乎至关重要。
