Infant Communicative Behaviors and Maternal Responsiveness

Autor/inn/en	DiCarlo, Cynthia F.; Onwujuba, Chinwe; Baumgartner, Jennifer I.
Titel	Infant Communicative Behaviors and Maternal Responsiveness
Quelle	In: Child & Youth Care Forum, 43 (2014) 2, S.195-209 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-1890
DOI	10.1007/s10566-013-9233-y
Schlagwörter	Infants; Interpersonal Communication; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Attachment Behavior; Parent Education; Interaction; Observation; Play; Responses; Program Effectiveness; Training; Cues + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Interaktion; Beobachtung; Spiel; Ausbildung; Stichwort
Abstract	Background: This study applies attachment and transactional theories in evaluating the dyadic interactions observed between a mother and her infant. Infant communication and maternal responsivity are highlighted as the medium for positive interaction. Objective: The impact of individualized maternal training on mother infant communicative interaction is proposed to be positive. Methods: A sample of three mothers and their infants were observed during 10 min free play sessions before and after a training intervention. The focus of the training was the principles of parenting contained in the Right-from-Birth: A Parenting Series (Grace and Lindsey in "Right from Birth: A Parenting Series Guide for Facilitators," Educational Broadcasting and Early Childhood Institute, Mississippi, 2003) training. A multiple baseline design was used to measure maternal responsiveness to infant communication. Positive and negative maternal responses, as well as the rate of infant communication were also measured. Results: Results showed an increase in positive maternal responses, a decrease in negative maternal responses as well as an increase in the rate of infant communication. Conclusion: These findings underscore the importance of training on correct interpretation of and appropriate maternal responses to infant's communicative cues, in order to encourage positive mother-infant interactions. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10