A Longitudinal Process Analysis of Mother–Child Emotional Relationships in a Rural Appalachian European American Community

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ID11054549
AuthorsMarc H Bornstein (0000-0002-6810-8427, Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service Rockledge 1, Suite 8030, 6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7971 20892-7971 Bethesda MD USA, corresponding author), Diane L Putnick (0000-0002-6323-749X, Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service Rockledge 1, Suite 8030, 6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7971 20892-7971 Bethesda MD USA, corresponding author), Joan T D Suwalsky (Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service Rockledge 1, Suite 8030, 6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7971 20892-7971 Bethesda MD USA)
Year2012
Volume50
Issue1-2
Pages89-100
Publication date2012-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1007/s10464-011-9479-1
PMID22080397
PMCIDPMC3424281
OpenAlexW2021864903
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited49

This prospective longitudinal study examines emotional relationships in 58 Appalachian mother–child dyads observed at home at 5 and 20 months. Between infancy and toddlerhood, 3 of 4 dimensions of dyadic emotional relationships were stable, and three remained continuous in their mean level. Increasing maternal age was associated with greater maternal sensitivity and structuring and with more responsive and involving children. Marital status and father presence in the home as well as maternal openness, parenting knowledge, investment, and satisfaction accounted for effects of maternal age on dyadic emotional relationships. This longitudinal process analysis provides unique insights into temporal dynamics of mother–child emotional relationships and their determinants in an underserved and underresearched US community. Implications for community‐specific interventions are discussed

Developmental psychology · Health psychology · Longitudinal study · Multilevel model · Openness to experience · Psychological intervention · Public health · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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