Influence of adolescent maternal characteristics on infant development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11277076 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachele Aiello (Monash University), Sandra Lancaster (Victoria University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 496-516 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| 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.20150 |
| PMID | 28640431 |
| OpenAlex | W1993989229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 45 |
The present study proposed that several adolescent maternal variables would be associated with infant development. Using a sample of 71 adolescent mother‐infant dyads, the study examined the relative influences of the adolescent's level of separation‐individuation (Separation‐Individuation Process Inventory), feelings of attachment towards the infant (Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale), and feelings of anxiety regarding separation (Maternal Separation Anxiety Scale) on infant mental and motor development (Bayley Scales of Infant Development, 2nd ed.). As it was assumed that the adolescent's perceptions of being parented would provide the foundation for each of these independent variables, this factor was also included (Parental Bonding Instrument). In the current sample, adolescent separation‐individuation was the only maternal psychological variable to uniquely predict infant development, but only on the mental scale. Present findings highlight the importance of considering critical developmental processes of adolescence when exploring cognitive functioning and other outcomes in infants of adolescents. A number of possible mechanisms for the influence of separation‐individuation are considered in the discussion
Anxiety · Bayley Scales of Infant Development · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Individuation · Infant development · Psychiatry · Psychomotor learning · Psychotherapist · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The assessment of parent-to-infant attachment
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Toward an Integrative Model of Adolescent Parenting
A Comparison of Adolescent and Adult Mothers' Maternal Separation Anxiety
Maternal Separation Anxiety in Infancy
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Mother–infant behavioral interactions in teenage and adult mothers during the first six months postpartum
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A longitudinal study of the relation between representations of attachment in childhood and cognitive functioning in childhood and adolescence
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Characteristics, determinants, and consequences of maternal separation anxiety
The correlates of antenatal attachment in pregnant women
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Attachments beyond infancy
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |