Influences on responsiveness
Interactions between mothers and their premature infants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ellen W Wilfong (University of Virginia), Conway F Saylor (Medical University of South Carolina), Conway Saylor, Nick Elksnin (0000-0002-8269-1284, Medical University of South Carolina) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-40 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1097-0355(199121)12:1<31::aid-imhj2280120104>3.0.co;2-g |
| OpenAlex | W2009118167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
The responsiveness of mothers to their infants has been found to make an important contribution to children's development. Mothers' cognitive ability, emotional state, and life stresses may influence their responsiveness, as may the medical condition of their infants. The patterns of influence may vary between groups of children with different biological risk conditions and should be examined carefully to determine intervention points for different groups. Forty mothers and their 3-month-old (corrected age) infants with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) were observed in free play. Mothers' depressive symptoms, cognitive skills, and the degree of infants' IVH were assessed and expected to be influences on mothers' responsiveness. Results indicated that mothers' depressive symptoms and cognitive skills were associated with their responsiveness, but that depressive symptoms were the stronger predictor. Post hoc analyses suggested that socioeconomic status and depressive symptoms may have related effects on mothers' behavior.
Art · Cognition · Depression (economics) · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Emotional stress · Humanities · Population · Psychiatry · Socioeconomic status · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family Support in Illness · Internal Medicine · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2012 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |