Prenatal parental representations: Influences on perceived romantic couple adjustment and infant's temperament during pregnancy and after the infant's birth

Objective The present work aimed to evaluate the differences between fathers' and mothers' prenatal parental representations, pre- postnatal perceptions of couple adjustment, whether quality representations is associated with perception adjustment infant temperament at 3 months. Background Within a multifactorial, transactional model, several studies indicated that are relevant infant–parent relationship child's development. Method Couples experiencing their first pregnancy (n = 40) (mothers: Mage 33.7 years, SD 5,1 years; fathers: (Mage 37.4 5.6 years) responded Parental Representations Interview During Pregnancy Dyadic Adjustment Scale during seventh month pregnancy. When couples' was months age, parents completed Infant Behavior Questionnaire-R assess temperament. Results Analyses revealed mothers fathers who had an unbalanced unintegrated representation perceived as less cohesive, this related more negative Conclusions Prenatal were found be significant variable in terms influence on parents' romantic infant's Implications It important include both further our understanding development enhance efficacy preventive programs since