Interactions between mothers and infants: Impact of maternal anxiety

The aim of the study was to examine the impact of anxiety in the postnatal year on maternal contribution to mother–infant interaction. Participants were 32 mothers with high anxiety and 32 mothers with low anxiety, when their infants were aged 10–14 months. Mother–infant interaction was videotaped d...

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Published in:Infant behavior & development 2007-02, Vol.30 (1), p.161-167
Main Authors: Nicol-Harper, Rosemary, Harvey, Allison G., Stein, Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child development
Developmental psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Maternal anxiety
Mother–infant interactions
Newborn. Infant
Postnatal
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sensitive responsiveness
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Summary:The aim of the study was to examine the impact of anxiety in the postnatal year on maternal contribution to mother–infant interaction. Participants were 32 mothers with high anxiety and 32 mothers with low anxiety, when their infants were aged 10–14 months. Mother–infant interaction was videotaped during a standardized play situation and coded blind to group status. High trait anxiety mothers showed less sensitive responsivity (p
ISSN:0163-6383
1879-0453
1934-8800
DOI:10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.08.005