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The Prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play: A New Observational Assessment Tool of the Prenatal Co‐Parenting Alliance
Author(s) -
Carneiro C.,
CorbozWarnery A.,
FivazDepeursinge E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/imhj.20089
Subject(s) - alliance , observational study , psychology , developmental psychology , prenatal care , clinical psychology , medicine , population , environmental health , pathology , political science , law
The goal of this study is to present a new observational assessment tool, the prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play situation (LTP). Expectant parents were asked to role play their first meeting with their baby using a doll, and the videotaped interaction was subsequently coded. Scores were correlated with measures of the couples' marital satisfaction as well as the postnatal family alliance 3 months after the baby's birth. Results showed that the prenatal co‐parenting alliance was positively linked to both fathers' marital satisfaction as well as to the postnatal family alliance at 3 months. Thus, the prenatal LTP allows for assessment of the prenatal co‐parenting alliance at the interactional level. It predicts the place the parents will afford their baby after birth and can contribute to methods of clinical assessment and prevention.