Mothers' representations of their infants and parenting behavior
Associations with personal and social‐contextual variables in a high‐risk sample
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Szewczyk Sokolowski (University of Chicago, corresponding author), Sydney L Hans (0000-0003-4582-4102, University of Chicago), Victor J Bernstein (University of Chicago), Suzanne M Cox (0000-0001-6624-6802, Beloit College) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 344-365 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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/imhj.20140 |
| PMID | 28640464 |
| OpenAlex | W2007515126 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 47 |
Associations between mothers' psychological distress, experiences of verbal and violent relational conflict, representations of the relationships with their infants, and parenting behavior were examined in 100 African American mothers of 17‐ to 20‐month‐old infants. Maternal representations of infants were assessed via the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI; Zeanah, Benoit, Hirshberg, & Barton, 1986). Results showed that mothers who experienced more conflict with their own mothers had increased odds of having disengaged representations of the relationship with their infants. Mothers who experienced more conflict with their infants' fathers had increased odds of having distorted views of their infants. Mothers who reported more hostile psychological symptomalogy had greater odds of not having a balanced representation of their infants (distorted or disengaged). Additionally, mothers with disengaged representations were less sensitive, more passive, and used less encouragement and guidance with their children. Maternal hostility and conflict were directly related to parenting and were not mediated by representations. Results show that representations and parenting behavior are linked and multiply determined
Developmental psychology · Distress · Hostility · Logistic regression · Odds · Socialization · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 32 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |