Fuertes Marina, Almeida Rita, Dionisio Francisco
Center for Psychology of University of Porto (CPUP), 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
Lisbon School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, 1549-003 Lisbon, Portugal.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2025 Apr 25;15(5):66. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe15050066.
Previous research has shown that antibiotic use during the first year is associated with infants' difficult behavior, maternal low sensitivity, and infant insecure-ambivalent attachment. However, these results may depend on the extent and type of parental involvement, paternal stress related to infant care, or the infant's exposure to infections. To explore this question, we analyzed the relationship between these factors and examined potential predictors of antibiotic use among demographic, health, and psychological variables. This study included 62 Portuguese infants and their fathers as participants. Demographic and health information was collected at birth, 3, 9, and 12 months. Father-infant interactive behavior was observed in free play at 3 months and infant attachment in Strange Situation at 12 months. Parental Stress and Parents' Responsibility Scales were used at 9 and 12 months, respectively. Infants who received antibiotics in the first year were less cooperative, more difficult, and less passive in free-play interactions and were more likely to attend a center-based daycare than others. In this study, the predictors of antibiotic use are infant difficultness and daycare type.
先前的研究表明，第一年使用抗生素与婴儿的难养行为、母亲的低敏感性以及婴儿不安全-矛盾型依恋有关。然而，这些结果可能取决于父母参与的程度和类型、与婴儿照料相关的父亲压力，或者婴儿接触感染的情况。为了探究这个问题，我们分析了这些因素之间的关系，并在人口统计学、健康和心理变量中考察了抗生素使用的潜在预测因素。本研究纳入了62名葡萄牙婴儿及其父亲作为参与者。在出生时、3个月、9个月和12个月收集人口统计学和健康信息。在3个月时观察父子/女互动行为的自由玩耍情况，在12个月时通过陌生情境法观察婴儿的依恋情况。分别在9个月和12个月时使用父母压力量表和父母责任量表。在第一年接受过抗生素治疗的婴儿在自由玩耍互动中不太合作、更难相处、更不被动，并且比其他婴儿更有可能接受中心日托服务。在本研究中，抗生素使用的预测因素是婴儿难养程度和日托类型。
