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  • Title: The association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment security: a meta-analysis of three decades of research.
    Author: Lucassen N, Tharner A, Van Ijzendoorn MH, Bakermans-Kranenburg MJ, Volling BL, Verhulst FC, Lambregtse-Van den Berg MP, Tiemeier H.
    Journal: J Fam Psychol; 2011 Dec; 25(6):986-92. PubMed ID: 22004434.
    Abstract:
    For almost three decades, the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment security has been studied. The first wave of studies on the correlates of infant-father attachment showed a weak association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment security (r = .13, p < .001, k = 8, N = 546). In the current paper, a meta-analysis of the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment based on all studies currently available is presented, and the change over time of the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment is investigated. Studies using an observational measure of paternal interactive behavior with the infant, and the Strange Situation Procedure to observe the attachment relationship were included. Paternal sensitivity is differentiated from paternal sensitivity combined with stimulation in the interaction with the infant. Higher levels of paternal sensitivity were associated with more infant-father attachment security (r = .12, p < .001, k = 16, N = 1,355). Fathers' sensitive play combined with stimulation was not more strongly associated with attachment security than sensitive interactions without stimulation of play. Despite possible changes in paternal role patterns, we did not find stronger associations between paternal sensitivity and infant attachment in more recent years.
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