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The effects of parental sensitivity and involvement in caregiving on mother–infant and father–infant attachment in a portuguese sample

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dc.contributor.authorFuertes, Marina
dc.contributor.authorFaria, Anabela
dc.contributor.authorBeeghly, Marjorie
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Pedro Lopes dos
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-04T10:27:53Z
dc.date.available2015-11-04T10:27:53Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractIn the present longitudinal study, we investigated attachment quality in Portuguese mother–infant and in father–infant dyads, and evaluated whether attachment quality was related to parental sensitivity during parent–infant social interaction or to the amount of time each parent spent with the infant during play and in routine caregiving activities (e.g., feeding, bathing, play). The sample consisted of 82 healthy full-term infants (30 girls, 53 boys, 48 first born), and their mothers and fathers from mostly middle-class households. To assess parental sensitivity, mothers and fathers were independently observed during free play interactions with their infants when infants were 9 and 15 months old. The videotaped interactions were scored by masked coders using the Crittenden’s CARE-Index. When infants were 12 and 18 months old, mother–infant and father–infant dyads were videotaped during an adaptation of Ainsworth’s Strange Situation. Parents also described their level of involvement in infant caregiving activities using a Portuguese version of the McBride and Mills Parent Responsibility Scale. Mothers were rated as being more sensitive than fathers during parent–infant free play at both 9 and 15 months. There also was a higher prevalence of secure attachment in mother–infant versus father–infant dyads at both 12 and 18 months. Attachment security was predicted by the amount of time mothers and fathers were involved in caregiving and play with the infant, and with parents’ behavior during parent–infant free play.en
dc.identifier.citationFuertes, M., Faria, A., Beeghly, M., & Lopes-dos-Santos, P. (2015, October 5). The Effects of Parental Sensitivity and Involvement in Caregiving on Mother–Infant and Father–Infant Attachment in a Portuguese Sample. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000139pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000139
dc.identifier.issn0893-3200
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/5336
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectMother–infant attachmenten
dc.subjectFather–infant attachmenten
dc.subjectParent–infant interactionen
dc.subjectParental involvementen
dc.subjectCaregivingen
dc.subjectPlayen
dc.titleThe effects of parental sensitivity and involvement in caregiving on mother–infant and father–infant attachment in a portuguese samplept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleJournal of Family Psychologypt_PT
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