The influence of sociodemographic context on parent/baby bonding

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Published: Nov 4, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v3.980
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father baby bonding pregnancy

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Carla Cruz
Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – CI&DETS
Paula Nelas
Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – CI&DETS
Emília Coutinho
Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – CI&DETS
Claúdia Chaves
Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – CI&DETS
Odete Amaral
Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – CI&DETS

Abstract

Background: The bonding process is essential to favors and/or determines the future relationship between parent and baby and influences the cognitive and social development of the child. The bonding is conditioned by a set of interrelated factors with parental and situational conditions that may assist or prevent the establishment of bonding (Pereira, 2009).

Objective: Establish the relationship between the sociodemographic context (age, marital status, educational qualifications and length of relationship) and bonding parent/baby.

Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study, correlational descriptive, quantitative, attended by 349 parents, aged between 19 and 55, with an average age of 31,84 (sd=6,067). To providing a reliable sample characterization the social-demographic we applied questionnaires and Bonding Scale (Figueiredo et al., 2005).

Results: This study reveals that positive bonding is influenced by age (p=0,010), being higher in parents aged 30 years or less. With regard to qualifications, it was found that the smaller the educational level of the parents, the greater the bonding positive (p=0,045). On the other hand the marital status and the length of the relationship did not influence the bonding.

Conclusion: Given the importance of the bonding process between parent and baby, whose involvement should exist from the beginning of pregnancy, it’s imperative that the Nurse Specialist in maternal health take responsibility to educate and stimulate the paternal bonding supporting and integrating the father in the process of adaptation to parenthood.

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Cruz, C., Nelas, P., Coutinho, E., Chaves, C., & Amaral, O. (2017). The influence of sociodemographic context on parent/baby bonding. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 3(1), 115–122. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v3.980
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2017): MONOGRAPH NO. 2. PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE FUTURE. CHILD PSYCHOLOGY.
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Author Biography

Odete Amaral, Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – CI&DETS

Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu – CI&DETS

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