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Exploring triangulation in infancy: two contrasted cases.

Elisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge1, Nicolas Favez

  • 1University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Elisabeth.Fivaz@chuv.ch

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|April 18, 2006
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Infants can manage complex family dynamics, using their abilities to navigate parental interactions. Supportive parental alliances help infants develop, while conflictual ones can strain infant triangular capacities.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Systems Theory
  • Infant Behavioral Studies

Background:

  • Triangulation in infancy involves an infant's ability to manage interactions with both parents.
  • Understanding infant triangular capacities is crucial for exploring family alliances and dynamics.
  • Longitudinal observation of father-mother-infant interactions provides insight into early family functioning.

Observation:

  • Trilogue play reveals two contrasted father-mother-infant interaction patterns.
  • Infants under stress may protest to both parents when one parent is intrusive.
  • Dyadic intrusion-avoidance patterns are regulated by the overall family alliance.

Findings:

  • Supportive coparenting allows infants to use triangular capacities for developmental goals.

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  • Hostile-competitive coparenting can redirect infant triangular capacities to manage parental tension.
  • Infant's response to parental interaction is contingent on the quality of the family alliance.

    • Implications:

    • Early family processes, observed through infant interactions, are vital for family therapy.
    • Interventions targeting parental alliances can support healthy infant development.
    • Understanding infant triangulation offers a pathway to addressing family dysfunction from infancy.