Bringing baby home together: Examining the impact of a couple‐focused intervention on the dynamics within family play.

Shapiro, Alyson F.; Nahm, Eun Young; Gottman, John M.; Content, Kristi

doi:10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01102.x

Cited by 57Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumAttachment and Relationship DynamicsFamily Dynamics and Relationships

Bringing baby home together: Examining the impact of a couple‐focused intervention on the dynamics within family play.

Shapiro, Alyson F., Nahm, Eun Young, Gottman, John M., Content, Kristi·2011·American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

DOI 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01102.x

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The transition to parenthood brings with it challenges to a couple's relationship, which in turn are likely to negatively impact coparenting and overall family process. The focus of the current study was to examine the effects of the Bringing Baby Home psycho-educational intervention at the first postintervention follow-up for promoting positive coparenting and family process within the mother-father-baby family system. Expectant parents (N = 181) were recruited from the greater Seattle area to participate in a longitudinal random clinical trials study. Families were randomly assigned to a control, workshop, or workshop plus support group. Observational coding indexed both parent and baby contribution to family interaction during the Lausanne Triadic Play procedure. Principal components analysis was used to create summary factors describing the family play. Results of intent-to-treat analyses indicated that the Bringing Baby Home program was successful in promoting less competition during family play. There also was an effect of workshop timing, suggesting that fathers who took the workshop prebirth were less likely to exhibit intrusiveness during mother-baby focused play than those who received it postbirth. Implications for promoting the formation of positive family-level relations are discussed.

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Authors: Shapiro, A. F., Nahm, E. Y., Gottman, J. M., & Content, K.
Affiliations: Arizona State University (US)
Seoul Women's University (KR)
ORCID: Shapiro, Alyson F.
Nahm, Eun Young
Venue: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2011
Volume: 81
Issue: 3
Pages: 337-350
ISSN: 0002-9432 (ISSN-L)
1939-0025
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01102.x
OpenAlex: W2055508732
Cited by: 55
References: 63
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4
FWCI: 1.89
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Talaris Research Institute
Kirlin Foundation
Apex Foundation
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords: couple-based interventions, transition to parenthood, co-parenting, family play, expectant parents, father involvement, intrusiveness, family processes
MeSH terms: Adult, Child, Preschool, Education, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Parents, Play and Playthings, Pregnancy, Self-Help Groups, Time Factors, Parenting, Principal Component Analysis

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