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Couples’ empathy and sensitive responsiveness to a crying baby simulator

dc.contributor.authorKazmierczak, Maria
dc.contributor.authorPawlicka, Paulina
dc.contributor.authorAnikiej-Wiczenbach, Paulina
dc.contributor.authorŁada-Maśko, Ariadna
dc.contributor.authorVan IJzendoorn, Marinus
dc.contributor.authorBakermans-Kranenburg, Marian
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-21T18:36:21Z
dc.date.available2024-05-21T18:36:21Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractEmotional empathy has been linked to prosocial behaviors and is deemed crucial for parenting and caring for infants. This study examined whether emotional empathy (dispositional and in response to infant crying) is associated with sensitive responsiveness, as observed in 221 heterosexual couples (half of whom were expecting their first child) during a standardized caregiving situation. Simulators resembling real infants were used. Caregiving performed by each partner individually and as a couple was observed using the Ainsworth sensitivity scale. The partners rated their own empathy and their perceived partner’s empathy toward the infant simulator. The Polish version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index was used to measure dispositional emotional empathy (empathic concern, EC; personal distress, PD). Multilevel modeling showed that self-reported and partner-reported empathy elicited by the infant simulator mediated the association between dispositional empathic concern and sensitive responsiveness during caretaking. Women were more empathic and responsive while caring for the infant simulator, and couple sensitive responsiveness was predicted by higher dispositional EC and lower PD in women but not in men. Our findings suggest that dispositional empathy and empathic reactions toward an infant simulator might translate into better adjustment to parenthood and more responsive parenting and coparenting.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Centrept_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationKaźmierczak, M., Pawlicka, P., Anikiej-Wiczenbach, P., Łada-Maśko, A., van IJzendoorn, M. H., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (2024). Couples’ empathy and sensitive responsiveness to a crying baby simulator. Kaźmierczak, M., Pawlicka, P., Anikiej-Wiczenbach, P., Łada-Maśko, A., van IJzendoorn, M. H., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (2024). Couples’ empathy and sensitive responsiveness to a crying baby simulator. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241240078. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241240078pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/02654075241240078pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn02654075
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9799
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Ltdpt_PT
dc.relation2016/22/E/HS6/00237pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectParentingpt_PT
dc.subjectEmpathic concernpt_PT
dc.subjectPersonal distresspt_PT
dc.subjectInfant cryingpt_PT
dc.subjectCaregivingpt_PT
dc.subjectParental sensitivitypt_PT
dc.titleCouples’ empathy and sensitive responsiveness to a crying baby simulatorpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Kingdompt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Social and Personal Relationshipspt_PT
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