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Fathers as Key Figures Shaping the Foundations of Early Childhood Development: An Exploratory Longitudinal Study on

Silvia Cimino1, Mimma Tafà1, Luca Cerniglia2

  • 1Department of Dynamic, Clinical and Health Psychology, Sapienza, University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy.

Journal of Clinical Medicine
|December 17, 2024
PubMed

Insights

A web-based video feedback intervention improved father-child feeding interactions and reduced psychopathological symptoms in fathers and children. This supports fathers

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Psychology
  • Intervention Studies

Background:

  • Father-child interactions are critical for early childhood development.
  • Paternal depressive symptoms can negatively impact father-child interactions and child outcomes.
  • Interventions targeting fathers' caregiving quality are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a web-based video feedback intervention for fathers of 12- to 24-month-old children.
  • To assess the intervention's effectiveness in improving father-child feeding interactions.
  • To examine the intervention's impact on psychopathological symptoms in fathers and children.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study with 244 fathers and children, assessed at two time points.
  • Fathers participated in remote Video Intervention Therapy (VIT) sessions twice weekly.
  • Assessed fathers' psychopathology (SCL-90-R), children's behavior (CBCL 1½-5), and feeding interactions (SVIA).

Main Results:

  • Significant improvements in father-child feeding interactions observed post-intervention.
  • Fathers showed significant reductions in psychopathological symptoms (depression, anxiety, OCD).
  • Children exhibited significant decreases in internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems.

Conclusions:

  • The web-based video feedback intervention is effective in enhancing father-child feeding interactions.
  • The intervention successfully reduced psychopathological symptoms in both fathers and children.
  • Supporting fathers in caregiving roles is crucial for positive early childhood development.

Keywords:
early childhood developmentfather–child interactionsfeeding interactionspaternal mental healthweb-based intervention

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