1.9 the psychometric properties of the paternal feeding and play scales

Research has increasingly resorted to standardized observational procedures to evaluate a child ’s developmental trajectories. In line with a transactional model of development, early interpersonal experience has proven to be crucial in the child’s capacity for affect and behavioral regulation. Traditionally, researchers have focused on mother–infant interaction. More recently, several s tudies have emphasized the value of the quality of father–infant early interactions to comprehend how fathers’ interactions may contribute to a child’s cognitive and affective development.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research