Increased father–infant physical contact may promote early paternal caregiving. This
randomized controlled trial, preregistered on https://osf. io/qwe3a, tested the effects of a soft …

Aim To systematically review the efficacy of parenting interventions in improving the quality
of the relationship between mothers and preterm infants. Method Randomized or quasi …

The concordance between infants' emotion regulation styles with different partners has not
been consistently analysed nor have the relational correlates of such potential across …

From studies over the past 20 years four contrasting hypotheses can be made about the
nature of parent–infant communication:(1) mothers and fathers display similar skills to their …

The measurement of paternal involvement as a multidimensional construct has evolved with
current societal trends of fathering and corresponding advanced theories. As a result …

Recent studies have shown that preterm delivery is a risk factor for the development of
postpartum depression, which not only impairs maternal-infant interactions, leading to infant …

Background The impact of prematurity status on attachment quality remains indeterminate.
Some studies found no differences between infants born preterm (PT) and infants born full …

Infants are sensitive to and converge emotionally with peers' distress. It is unclear whether
these responses extend to positive affect and whether observing peer emotions motivates …

Early interactions of 92 preterm infants with their mothers (n= 54) and fathers (n= 38) were
explored at 3 months using CARE-Index. Results showed differences in interactions based …

Indicators of both father and infant social competence were explored as predictors of four
types of paternal interaction behavior: touch-affection/comfort, talk-affection/comfort, touch …