Challenge for parenting preparation education program based on emotional model of infant signal and caregiver

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24660003
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: TAKENAKA Kazuko 広島大学, 医歯薬保健学研究院, 講師 (90227041)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 乳児シグナル / 感情状態 / 親準備教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study (1) investigated emotional responses of adult to infant signal, and (2) tried parenting preparation education program for infant caregiving inexperienced person.
(1)Two people with the infant caregiving experience and six people without the infant caregiving experience participated in this experiment. The results showed that their reactions to signal of the infant may be reflected to their infant caregiving experience. To clarify it, larger sample size will be need. (2) Infant caregiving inexperienced person participated in the pre-experiment. She experienced the three phase: at phaseⅠ, she heard infant crying sounds of the experiment protocol; at phaseⅡ, she was shown HR wave of the phaseⅠ; at phaseⅢ, she heard the sounds of infants signal emitted from the speaker of baby doll. Her response to signals of infant at phaseⅢ was more stable than phaseⅠ. In future, the preparation education program of parenting should be reflected on the results.

Free Research Field

乳幼児心理学，小児看護学