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01-04-2007 | Original Paper

New Mothers’ Psychological Experience and Behavioral Interactions with their Infants in the First 12 Months

Auteurs: Timothy Page, Terri Combs-Orme, Daphne S. Cain

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 2/2007

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Abstract

We examined the psychological dimensions of parents’ perceptions of their infant children and their own abilities as parents at two observation points in a racially and socio-economically diverse sample of 174 mothers. Parenting perceptions and life circumstances were hypothesized to predict interactive behavior observed in the home. Baseline assessments were conducted in hospital, within 36 hr of delivery. Follow-up assessments were conducted in their homes when the children were 6 to 12 months old. Of five major psychological constructs studied, only parents’ perceptions of children, represented particularly by empathic responsiveness and absence of role-reversal, predicted the quality of behavioral interactions in the home. Perceptions of children were themselves predicted by parents’ perceptions of the quality of care they themselves received from their own parents, and by lifestyle stress. Our findings suggest that clinical interventions with parents should include a focus on strengthening reflective capacities with respect to caregiving experiences, and empathic responsiveness to their children.
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Titel
New Mothers’ Psychological Experience and Behavioral Interactions with their Infants in the First 12 Months
Auteurs
Timothy Page
Terri Combs-Orme
Daphne S. Cain
Publicatiedatum
01-04-2007
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-006-9075-4