Father-child bonding among Japanese fathers of infants: A municipal-based study at the time of the 4-month child health checkup.

We aimed to clarify the factor structure of a bonding measure among Japanese fathers with infants and the factors associated with the subscales. Among fathers of children attending the 4-month health checkup, the Japanese version of the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale had a two-factor structure comprising "anger" and "lack of affection." Anger was associated with fathers' work demands and poor mental condition, and lack of affection with fathers' older age, poor mental condition, and interpersonal problems at home. Paternal parenting support needs to account for not only the fathers themselves, but also interpersonal communication at home and in the work environment.

Nos propusimos clarificar la estructura de factores de una medida de acercamiento afectivo entre los papás japoneses con infantes y los factores asociados con las subescalas. Entre los papás de niños que asistían al chequeo de salud de 4 meses, la versión japonesa de la Escala de Acercamiento Afectivo Madre a Infante tuvo una estructura de dos factores que comprende "ira" y "falta de afecto." La "Ira" se asoció con las responsabilidades del trabajo de los papás y la débil condición mental, y la "falta de afecto" con la más vieja edad de los papás, la débil condición mental y los problemas interpersonales en casa. La crianza paterna apoya las necesidades de dar cuenta no sólo de los padres mismos, sino también de la comunicación interpersonal en casa y el ambiente de trabajo.

Notre but était de clarifier la structure de facteur d'une mesure de lien entre les pères japonais de nourrissons et les facteurs liés aux sous-échelles. Parmi les pères d'enfants présents pour leur visite médicale de 4 mois la version japonaise de l'Echelle de Lien Mère-Nourrisson était une structure de deux facteurs comprenant "la colère" et "le manque d'affection". "La colère" était liée aux exigences du travail des pères et à une condition mentale moins élevée, et "le manque d'attention" était lié à l'âge plus élevés des pères, à une condition mentale moins élevée et à des problèmes relationnels à la maison. Le soutien de parentage paternel a besoin d'être pris en compte non seulement pour ce qui concerne les pères eux-mêmes mais aussi la communication relationnelle à la maison et l'environnement au travail.

Associations between media exposure and mental health among children and parents after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Background: Exposure to natural disaster media coverage is associated with mental health problems, but its long-term impacts are still unclear. Also, no study has analysed the psychological impact of exposure to natural disaster media coverage among children who are generally sensitive to threatening events.Objective: We aimed to examine how television images of victims after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake were associated with mental health among children and their parents.Methods: In 2012, questionnaires for sociodemographic factors were distributed to 2053 families. Parents who provided written consent were contacted in 2013 and invited to provide information on mental health problems (outcome) and retrospectively provide information on television watching at the time of the earthquake (exposure). We used data from 159 parents who completed the survey as the final sample. We used a dichotomous variable to evaluate exposure to media coverage. Multivariable regression was used to examine the association between exposure to television images of victims and mental health, adjusting for potential confounders. Bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrap confidence intervals (CIs) were used.Results: Exposure to television images of victims was significantly associated with worse psychopathology among children (ß, 1.51; 95% CI, 0.07-2.96) and greater psychological distress among their parents (ß, 1.49; 95% CI, 0.28-2.70). Child psychopathology and parental psychological distress were significantly correlated (r = 0.36, p < .001).Conclusions: Exposure to television images of disaster victims may produce long-term impacts on mental health among children and their parents. To reduce the likelihood of mental health problems associated with disasters, clinicians may recommend reducing exposure to television images of victims.

Television images of victims after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake were associated with worse psychopathology among children in 2013, adjusted for potential confounders.Similar associations were found in psychological distress among their parents.Child psychopathology and parental psychological distress were correlated with each other.