The development of the family alliance from pregnancy to toddlerhood and children outcomes at 18 months

This paper presents a longitudinal study of the development of family interactions from pregnancy to toddlerhood. Family interactions are increasingly acknowledged as a predictive factor for children's psychopathological outcomes. We used an observational setting, the Lausanne Trilogue Play, to...

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Published in:Infant and child development 2006-01, Vol.15 (1), p.59-73
Main Authors: Favez, N., Frascarolo, F., Carneiro, C., Montfort, V., Corboz-Warnery, A., Fivaz-Depeursinge, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child development
Child psychology
Families & family life
family alliance
Family functioning
Family life
father-mother-child interactions
Infants
Parent-Child interactions
Personal relationships
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Summary:This paper presents a longitudinal study of the development of family interactions from pregnancy to toddlerhood. Family interactions are increasingly acknowledged as a predictive factor for children's psychopathological outcomes. We used an observational setting, the Lausanne Trilogue Play, to evaluate the ‘family alliance’, namely, the quality of interactive coordination between family members. Families participated at the 5th month of pregnancy, and at 3‐ and 18‐months after birth. The sample (N=39) consisted of non‐referred primiparous families. Results show that (i) family alliance is stable during the first two years for most families: the quality of prenatal interactions between parents and a baby doll is thus predictive of the subsequent interactions with the actual child; (ii) there are links, but only a few, between family interactions and children outcomes reported by parents. Methodological issues (observation versus self‐reported questionnaires) are discussed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1522-7227
1522-7219
DOI:10.1002/icd.430