Paternal influences on infant temperament: effects of father internalizing problems, parenting-related stress, and temperament

Natalia V Potapova; Maria A Gartstein; David J Bridgett

doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.12.014

Paternal influences on infant temperament: effects of father internalizing problems, parenting-related stress, and temperament

Infant Behav Dev. 2014 Feb;37(1):105-10. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.12.014. Epub 2014 Jan 25.

Authors

Natalia V Potapova¹, Maria A Gartstein², David J Bridgett³

Affiliations

¹ Washington State University, United States. Electronic address: natalia.potapova@wsu.edu.
² Washington State University, United States.
³ Northern Illinois University, United States.

PMID: 24468647
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.12.014

Abstract

Temperament ratings were obtained from 98 fathers when their infants were 4 and 6 months of age to examine effects of paternal characteristics on infant temperament. Parental stress, internalizing symptoms, and father's temperament were considered as factors possibly contributing to differences in their child's temperament.

Keywords: Fathers; Gender interactions; Infant temperament; Parental stress; Paternal.

MeSH terms

Family / psychology
Father-Child Relations*
Fathers / psychology*
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Parenting / psychology*
Risk Factors
Stress, Psychological / psychology*
Temperament*