Effect of coparenting and couple relationship interventions on infant development

共同养育和夫妻关系干预对婴儿发育的影响

• 批准号: 7145812
• 负责人: Brian D. Doss
• 金额: $ 6.97万
• 依托单位: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-13 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7145812
• 关键词: audiotape; behavior modification; behavior test; behavior therapy; behavioral /social science research tag; child physical development; child psychology; child rearing; clinical research; clinical trials; dyadic interaction; early experience; family structure /dynamics; human subject; human therapy evaluation; language development; longitudinal human study; parent offspring interaction; questionnaires; videotape /videodisc

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary: Previous research has repeatedly pointed to the transition to parenthood as an extremely stressful period that results in relationship distress and individual problems for many couples. Coparenting and couple functioning have been identified as critical constructs during this period, especially as they affect infant development. However, previous research has relied on naturalistic longitudinal designs to examine the impact of these variables on infant development. Only through an experimental design can one examine the reciprical causal effects of coparenting, couple functioning, and infant development. Once the causal relationship between variables is understood, targeted interventions for the transition to parenthood can be developed. The present study will randomly assign 90 couples to a coparenting-focused intervention, a couple-focused intervention, and a information-control group and follow them and their infant through a year after birth. The two active interventions will consist of 2 90-minute sessions before birth and 2 90-minute sessions approximately 3.5 months after birth. The information control group will consist of a single 90- minute session before birth. Couples will be assessed in the third trimester (but before the intervention), at 1 month, at 3 months, at 6 months, and at 1 year after birth. These assessments will include self-report and observational measures of coparenting and couple functioning as well as parent-report measures of infant emotional, social, and language development. The present study has two central aims: (1) Experimentally test causality of direct and indirect contributions of couple relationship functioning and coparenting on infant development during the first 12 months and (2) conduct a study of the relative effectiveness of couple- or coparenting-oriented secondary prevention interventions for moderate-risk couples during pregnancy. Relevance: Couples having their first child find the experience extremely stressful; furthermore, many couples begin to experience serious relationship or individual problems (e.g., depression, anxiety) after the birth of their child. These problems, in turn, negatively affect the development of their child. This study seeks to better understand the relative roles of couple functioning (e.g., marital satisfaction) and coparenting (e.g., parental support) and use these findings to inform future interventions for the transition to parenthood.

描述（由申请人提供）： 项目摘要：之前的研究多次指出，为人父母的过渡是一个压力极大的时期，会导致许多夫妇的关系困扰和个人问题。共同养育和夫妻功能已被认为是这一时期的关键结构，特别是因为它们影响婴儿的发育。然而，之前的研究依赖自然纵向设计来检验这些变量对婴儿发育的影响。只有通过实验设计才能检验共同养育、夫妻功能和婴儿发育之间的相互因果效应。一旦了解了变量之间的因果关系，就可以制定有针对性的干预措施，以促进向为人父母的过渡。本研究将随机将 90 对夫妇分配到以共同养育为重点的干预组、以夫妻为重点的干预组和信息对照组，并跟踪他们和他们的婴儿出生后一年。两次主动干预包括出生前 2 次 90 分钟的治疗和出生后约 3.5 个月的 2 次 90 分钟的治疗。信息对照组将在出生前进行一次 90 分钟的会议。夫妇将在妊娠晚期（但在干预前）、出生后 1 个月、3 个月、6 个月和 1 年接受评估。这些评估将包括共同养育和夫妻功能的自我报告和观察措施，以及婴儿情感、社交和语言发展的家长报告措施。本研究有两个中心目标：(1) 通过实验检验夫妻关系功能和共同养育对婴儿出生后 12 个月内发育的直接和间接贡献的因果关系；(2) 对夫妻或共同养育的相对有效性进行研究针对妊娠期间中危夫妇的二级预防干预措施。相关性：生育第一个孩子的夫妇发现这种经历压力极大；此外，许多夫妇在孩子出生后开始出现严重的关系或个人问题（例如抑郁、焦虑）。这些问题反过来又会对孩子的发展产生负面影响。本研究旨在更好地了解夫妻功能（例如婚姻满意度）和共同养育子女（例如父母支持）的相对作用，并利用这些发现为未来向父母身份过渡的干预措施提供信息。