Interazioni triadiche, benessere della coppia e ruolo del padre nelle famiglie con bambini in età prescolare

The research goal is to study the quality of triadic interactions in families with preschooler children, considering the possible influence of two contextual factors: a) the quality of marital relationship and b) the father involvement in child care. 19 families belonging to a non-clinical population participated to the study and were recruited to child birth preparation courses. The research has a longitudinal design in 5 stages; at the 7th months of pregnancy the Dyadic Adjustment Scale was administered to both partners; at the 4th, 9th, 12th and 48th months of the child the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Questionnaire on father involvement were administered to mothers and fathers; at the 48th months of the child the Lausanne Trilogue Play was administered to the family. The results show that the quality of family triadic interactions at 4 years of children is significantly associated to paternal involvement assessed in the same phase. However, the quality of marital relationship does not seem a factor related to family interactive skills.