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Self‐reported reflective functioning and father–child interactions in a sample of fathers who have used intimate partner violence

Reflective functioning (RF) has been found to be associated with mother–child interactions, but less is known about the association of fathers’ self and child‐focused RF and father–child relationships.  Fathers who have histories of intimate partner violence (IPV) are known to have poor RF, which ma...

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Published in:Infant mental health journal 2023-03, Vol.44 (2), p.255-267
Main Authors: Stover, Carla S., Farren, Angela, Campbell, Ryan, Day, Michele J., Sernyak, Zoe
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Language:English
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Summary:Reflective functioning (RF) has been found to be associated with mother–child interactions, but less is known about the association of fathers’ self and child‐focused RF and father–child relationships.  Fathers who have histories of intimate partner violence (IPV) are known to have poor RF, which may impact their father–child interactions.  The current study was designed to examine how types of RF are associated with father–child relationships.  Pretreatment assessments and recorded, coded father–child play interactions were used to examine associations among fathers’ history of adverse childhood experiences (ACES), RF and coded father‐child play interactions in a sample of 47 fathers with a history of IPV use in the last 6 months with their coparent.  Fathers’ ACES and their child's mental states (CM) were associated with father‐child dyadic play interactions.  Fathers with greater ACES and higher scores on CM had the most dyadic tension and constriction during play interactions.  Those with high ACES but low CM had scores similar to those with low ACES and low CM.  These results indicate that fathers who have used IPV and have a history of significant adversity may benefit from interventions to increase their child‐focused RF and further improve their interactions with their children. Resumen Se ha determinado que el Funcionamiento con Reflexión (RF) está asociado con las interacciones madre‐niño, pero menos se conoce acerca de la asociación del propio RF de los papás y enfocado en el niño con las relaciones papá‐niño. A los papás que cuentan con un historial de violencia con la pareja íntima (IPV) se les conoce por tener un débil RF, lo cual puede impactar sus interacciones papá‐niño. El presente estudio se diseñó para examinar cómo los tipos de RF se asocian con las relaciones papá‐niño. Las evaluaciones anteriores al tratamiento y el juego papá niño grabado y codificado se usaron para examinar las asociaciones entre el historial de los papás sobre experiencias adversas de niñez (ACES), RF y las codificadas interacciones papá‐niño en un grupo muestra de 47 papás con un historial de uso de IPV en los últimos 6 meses con sus co‐progenitores. Las ACES de los papás y ciertamente de los estados mentales de sus niños (CM) se asociaron con las interacciones de juego diádicas papá‐niño. Los papás con mayor cantidad de ACES y más altos puntajes en CM presentaron la tensión y constricción más diádica durante las interacciones de juego. Aquellos con alto número d
ISSN:0163-9641
1097-0355
DOI:10.1002/imhj.22044