What is it about?
The study's aim was to explore factors that may influence fathers' assessment of the embodied mentalizing capacity of their infants. The following risk factors were investigated: Partner related attachment style at enrollment, symptoms of depression and parenting stress measured four times during pregnancy and again at 12 months postpartum. Outcome measure was filmed observations of father-infant interactions, coded with the Parental Embodied Mentalizing Assessment tool.
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Why is it important?
The findings suggest that feeling depressed both during pregnancy and when the infant is 12 months old, as well as experiencing stress in the parenting role, may be risk factors for how fathers estimate the embodied mentalizing capacity of their 12-month-old infant.
Perspectives
Infants embodied mentalizing capacity, as assessed during observed parent-infant interaction, is an interesting port of entry to attachment and temperament research.
Professor Lars Smith
University of Oslo
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This page is a summary of: Does expectant fathers' attachment style or depressive mood relate to their embodied mentalizing capacity of their 12-month-old infant?, Acta Psychologica, March 2026, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106224.
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