Choice of infant feeding technique as a function of maternal personality

The Ss were 58 married women of low socioeconomic status in the last trimester of first pregnancy. The groups were homogeneous with respect to a number of hypothetically pertinent variables. The Ss choosing to bottle feed were more independent, rejecting of the child, and with more psychosexual dist...

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Published in:Journal of Consulting Psychology 1959-04, Vol.23 (2), p.143-146
Main Author: Adams, Abby Bonime
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast Feeding
Human
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Mothers
Old Medline
Parents
Personality
Pregnancy
Socioeconomic Status
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Summary:The Ss were 58 married women of low socioeconomic status in the last trimester of first pregnancy. The groups were homogeneous with respect to a number of hypothetically pertinent variables. The Ss choosing to bottle feed were more independent, rejecting of the child, and with more psychosexual disturbance. Disturbances were found in orality, anal expulsiveness, identification, sibling rivalry, guilt, and narcissism. The breast-choice group were more disturbed on the penis envy dimension. Overlapping was found between the groups in all measures.
ISSN:0095-8891
0022-006X
1946-1887
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/h0041659