
Submitted by Anna Vidos on Thu, 01/02/2018 - 12:18
A research paper has been published by Prof Paul Ramchandani entitled 'Depression in and playfulness in fathers and young infants: A matched design comparison study'. Key findings include:
- playful behaviours at 3-months differ between depressed and non-depressed fathers;
- depressed fathers use less playful excitation, gentle touch and active engagement;
- coding measures focusing on fathers may accurately detect and classify playfulness;
- unique features of paternal play could be a target for future family interventions.
You can download the paper via this link.