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La valutazione dell'attaccamento adulto nell'ambito delle relazioni di coppia. Validazione italiana del questionario Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R)
Full text linkMothers and fathers waiting for a child: similarities and differences in the development of paternal and maternal prenatal attachment
No full textValidation of three compulsive buying scales on an Italian sample
No full textCompulsive shopping is an impulse control disorder that produces psychological distress. Appropriate measurement scales of compulsive buying are important to identify compulsive buyers. Three compulsive buying scales (Faber and O'Guirin Scale, Edwards Scale, Yale and Brown Scale) were tested in an Italian sample composed of 438 participants randomly selected from the general population. Self-report questionnaires measured psychiatric dysfunctions and personality traits. The data confirmed that high anxiety obsessive-compulsive dysfunctions, depression, psychoticism, and low self-esteem were associated with inappropriate shopping. The Faber and O'Guinn Scale and Edwards Scale are appropriate for surveys, while the Yale and Brown Scale are more appropriate for clinical diagnosis of psychological dependences
The beginning of the father -child relationship: exploring the influence of intra and interpersonal variables on the PFA (paternal-fetal attachment)
No full textThe construct of prenatal attachment refers to the complex of attitudes, behaviors and representations that parents develop towards the fetus during pregnancy (Cranley, 1981; Müller, 1993; Condon, 1993). To date, research has focused more on the development of the maternal compared to the paternal prenatal attachment. On the contrary, our study aimed to specifically investigate the development of the paternal-fetal attachment (PFA). The research has a longitudinal design, with data collection in pregnancy (VII-VIII month) and in the postnatal period (3-4 months after childbirth). We recruited a sample of 112 expectant fathers (age 25-51 yr.). In the prenatal period, they completed measures of prenatal attachment (PAI, Müller 1993; PAAS, Condon 1993), dyadic adjustment (DAS, Spanier 1976), depression (CES-D, Radloff 1977), psychiatric symptoms (SCL-90R, Derogatis et al. 1977). In the postnatal phase, a subsample of expectant fathers completed the DAS, CES-D and SCL-90R again, along with measures of postnatal attachment to the child (MPAS, Condon & Corkindale 1998), child's behavior (SVC-24, Laicardi 1998) and parent-child bond problems (PBQ, Brockington et al. 2001). This contribution concerns only prenatal data, as the study is in progress and the postnatal sample is still numerically small. The results indicated no significant effect of parity and no significant effect of the planning pregnancy on paternal-infant attachment scores. They also revealed positive significant correlations of prenatal attachment with dyadic adjustment in couple’s relationship. A regression analysis showed that age (-) and dyadic adjustment (+) were significant predictors of the paternal prenatal attachment. These results suggest that quality of the couple relationship seems to be an important protective factor for the development of the paternal prenatal attachment. This should be taken into account in planning support services for the couple during the transition to parenthood
Investigating the Relationship between Creative Activities, Personality, Dimension and Emotions Regulation
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Parental prenatal attachment: the role of individual and relational variables
No full textMothers and fathers interact differently with the developing fetus but evidence for these differences is contradictory (Ustunsoz et al, 2010). It’s important to recognise the factors influencing Parental Fetal Attachment because of the effects on the development of the infant.
We aimed to shed light on the role of key individual and relational variables on the development of maternal (MFA) compared to paternal fetal-attachment (PFA).
80 couples (16-37 weeks of gestation) participated in the study: 97.5% common-law spouses/married; 89% expecting their first child. The average age was: 34,54 years (SD=4.36) for women, 36.78 years (SD=4.95) for men. Each partner completed a battery comprising socio-demographic information and measures of prenatal attachment (MAAS/ PAAS, Condon, 1993; PAI, Müller, 1993), romantic attachment (ECR–R, Fraley et al, 2000), dyadic adjustment (DAS, Spanier, 1976), parental caregiving (PBI, Parker et al, 1979), social support (MSPSS, Zimet et al, 1988).
MFA>PFA (t=4.46, df=153, p=.00). Nulliparous women scored significantly higher (F=5.22, p=.02) than multiparous counterparts in prenatal attachment. MFA and PFA scores decreased with increasing age of expecting parents (r=-.27 and r=-.30; p<.05, respectively). PFA increased with increasing of care in paternal caregiving style (r=.25; p=.05) and dyadic adjustment (r=.35; p=.01), while decreased with increasing attachment-related avoidance (r=-.24; p=.05). MFA increased with increasing of social support (r=.35; p=.01). Romantic attachment style influenced dyadic adjustment for both women and men: the DAS scores of Secure individuals were significantly higher than those of Insicure individuals (women: t=2.16, df=74, p=.03; men: t=3.81, df=74, p=.00).
These results emphasise the importance of evaluating the pregnant woman and her partner together when assessing attachment to the fetus for the psychosocial development of the child and to increase the harmony of the couple
PREGNANCY AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES: EXPLORING THE MOTHER’S MENTAL WORLD
No full textAutoimmune disease mainly affects women in their reproductive years and has a significant impact on childbearing. Pregnancy can induce an improvement of the mother’s symptomatology in some kinf of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, while exacerbating or having no effect on other autoimmune diseases as sclerosys multiple (Borchers et al, 2010). This “uncertainty” can affect the process of psychological transformation and reorganization, which leads to the acquisition of a maternal identity sustained by a mental representation of the self as a mother and of the future baby, although he or she is still unborn (Ammaniti et al, 1999; RaphaelLeff, 2010). The quality of the mother-fetus emotional bond is considered particularly important for the subsequent attachment relationship and the psychological development of the infant (Ammaniti et al, 2013; Benoit et al, 1997). At the last thrimester of pregnancy 10 women with different autoimmune diseases (sclerosys multiple, lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes), and 10 nonrisk women were interviewed using the “Interview of Maternal Representations during Pregnancy-Revised Version” (IRMAG-R; Ammaniti & Tambelli, 2010). All interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed by using qualitative content analysis in Atlas.ti. Two independent judges coded 5/20 interviews; agreement was >80%. The women with autoimmune disease, compared to nonrisk women, were more ambivalent toward pregnancy, were less able to recognize physical and psychological changes and to imagine the child. These are considered risk factors which could negatively affect the postnatal caregiving system (Van Bussel et al, 2009). These results focus on the importance of early multidisciplinary interventions that can support expectant women when they show signs of relationship difficulties with their infants prior to his/her birth
Il processo di cotruzione del legame di attaccamento prenatale nelle coppie in attesa: una ricerca esplorativa
No full textObiettivo del lavoro è indagare il ruolo che variabili individuali e relazionali esercitano sullo sviluppo dell’Attaccamento Prenatale Materno/Paterno durante la gravidanza. Hanno partecipato allo studio 94 coppie in attesa e ciascun partner ha compilato: Scheda di rilevazione di variabili sociodemografiche/anamnestiche/relative alla gravidanza; PAI (Della Vedova et al., 2008); ECR-R (Busonera et al., 2014); DAS (Gentili et al., 2002); PBI (Scinto, 1999); MSPSS (Prezza e Principato, 2002). I risultati mostrano che lo stile di accudimento della famiglia d’origine, la qualità del legame di coppia e alcune variabili contestuali influenzano la transizione alla genitorialità in maniera differente negli uomini e nelle donne
Parenting after preterm birth: link between infant medical risk and premature parenthood. A pilot study
No full textThe aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between parental emotion regulation, infant medical risks and representation of child's behaviour at 3 months corrected age. The sample includes 28 couples (parents) and 32 preterm infants (4 set of twins) (AG average: 29 weeks), Low Birth Weight (average weight: 1180,62 gr), hospitalized for about two months. At the 3rd month of corrected age of the child all couples were interviewed using the "Clinical Interview for Parents of High Risk Infants" (CLIP; Meyer et al., 1993), which explores the emotional aspects associated with preterm birth. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using ATLAS.TI. After the interview, only 14 mothers and 14 fathers completed the Behaviour Rating Scale (SVC-80; Laicardi, 1998), which explores the observational-representative styles of each parent with respect to the child's behaviour in the context of everyday life. We identified three Couples Groups indicating qualitative differences in the emotional functioning of the subjects mainly in the temporal dimension: 1) 12 "future-oriented"; 2) 12 "suspended in the present"; 3) 4 "oriented to the past". The results show that the infant's medical status has a impact on ability of parents to process the experience of preterm birth: increasing the infant's medical risks increases the difficulty of parents ability to process the experience. The CLIP can be a useful screening tool to identify difficulties of parents, to structure interventions focused on the elaboration of the traumatic experience of birth and on improving the quality of parent-infant relationship
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