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Using video feedback to improve early father-infant interaction: a pilot study.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Lawrence, Peter J 
Davies, Beverley 
Ramchandani, Paul G 

Abstract

Preventive interventions with parents of infants have tended to focus on mothers. Recent research focused on fathers suggests that their involvement in interventions might enhance effectiveness. One effective approach with mothers is the brief, home-based Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting (VIPP). This paper is a report of a pilot study of VIPP with fathers to assess its feasibility. Five fathers were recruited from an existing longitudinal study of parents. The primary outcome was acceptability, assessed using a semi-structured questionnaire after completion of the intervention. All fathers completed all sessions of the intervention. Fathers rated the intervention as having had a significant impact on their understanding of their child's thoughts and feelings, and as having improved their communication and relationship with their baby. Fathers' feedback was generally positive. The flexibility to conduct sessions at home (or at fathers' places of work) and the flexible timing of sessions were identified as fundamental to successful delivery. The results of this pilot study are encouraging, as VIPP with fathers was feasible. In light of the modest sample size, and the use of a non-clinical sample, the intervention must be evaluated with larger, clinical samples to evaluate its efficacy with fathers.

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Keywords

Adult, Father-Child Relations, Fathers, Feasibility Studies, Feedback, Psychological, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Middle Aged, Parenting, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Pilot Projects, Surveys and Questionnaires, Video Recording

Journal Title

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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Journal ISSN

1359-1045
1461-7021

Volume Title

18

Publisher

SAGE Publications
Sponsorship
Wellcome Trust (078434/Z/05/Z)