Longitudinal associations between parental mental health and the duration of visual attention and facial expressions during at-home parent–infant interactions: a UK birth cohort study
Wearable cameras offer a feasible and ecologically valid method for observing parent-infant interactions in home settings. Findings suggest that variation in parental mental health is associated with differences in both parental and infant emotional and attentional behaviours. These preliminary results underscore the potential of wearable technology for advancing research on early relational processes.
Authors
- Iryna Culpin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5086-987X)
- Marc H. Bornstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6810-8427)
- Rebecca M. Pearson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8527-3400)
- Ilaria Costantini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1688-2963)
- Daphne Kounali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6392-6690)
Institutions
- United Nations Children's Fund (US)
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- Institute for Fiscal Studies (GB)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (US)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2025.1638234
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88