Abstract: Objective To investigate the current state of infant responsive caregiving and to analyze its correlation with caregiver parenting confidence, in order to provide theoretical basis for improving the level of responsive care for infants and young children. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted from October 2022 to February 2023 to select 1 028 infants and young children under 3 years old who underwent health examinations in the Department of Child Healthcare. Participants completed a general data questionnaire, the Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale, and the Infant Responsive Caregiving Scale. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis was used to investigate the related influencing factors of infant responsive care and to analyze the relationship between caregiver parenting confidence and responsive caregiving. Results The level of responsive caregiving was found to be associated with various factors such as infant age(χ²=21.196), mode of pregnancy(Z=-2.072), history of pregnancy protection during pregnancy(Z=-4.713), history of pregnancy complications (Z=-4.504), gestational week at birth(χ²=41.358), small for term infants(Z=-3.497), neonatal intracranial hemorrhage(Z=-5.425), neonatal hyperbilirubinemia(Z=-2.184), maternal education level(χ²=9.419), family income(χ²=11.211) as well as type of family (χ²=15.360)(P < 0.05). Additionally, a significant correlation was observed between parenting confidence and responsive caregiving(r=0.421, P＜0.001). Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis revealed that caregiver parenting confidence had a significant positive effect on the level of responsive caregiving (B=0.623, P＜0.05), even after controlling for the effect of demographic factors. Conclusion The level of infant responsive caregiving is influenced by caregiver parenting confidence, and increasing caregiver parenting confidence can effectively improve the quality of responsive caregiving for infants and young children.

Key words: infants and young children, responsive caregiving, parenting confidence, caregivers

摘要： 目的 调查婴幼儿回应性照护现状,分析婴幼儿回应性照护水平与照护者育儿信心之间的关系, 为提高婴幼儿回应性照护水平提供理论依据。方法 采用横断面调查,于2022年10月—2023年2月抽取儿童保健科健康体检的3岁以下婴幼儿1 028例。采用一般资料调查表、卡瑞坦尼育儿信心量表和婴幼儿回应性照护量表进行问卷调查。通过分层多重线性回归模型分析婴幼儿回应性照护的相关影响因素,并分析照护者育儿信心与婴幼儿回应性照护的关系。结果 1)回应性照护水平与婴幼儿年龄(H=21.196)、怀孕方式(Z=-2.072)、孕期保胎史(Z=-4.713)、孕期疾病史(Z=-4.504)、出生孕周(H=41.358)、足月小样儿(Z=-3.497)、新生儿颅内出血(Z=-5.425)、新生儿高胆红素血症(Z=-2.184)、母亲文化程度(H=9.419)、家庭收入(H=11.211)以及家庭类型(H=15.360)有关(P<0.05);2)育儿信心与婴幼儿回应性照护具有显著相关性(r=0.421,P<0.01);3)分层多元线性回归分析显示,当控制人口学因素对婴幼儿回应性照护水平的影响后,照护者育儿信心对回应性照护水平仍具有显著正向影响(B=0.623,P＜0.05)。结论 婴幼儿回应性照护水平会受照护者育儿信心的影响,增加照护者育儿信心可有效提高婴幼儿回应性照护水平。

关键词: 婴幼儿, 回应性照护, 育儿信心, 照护者