Maternal Sensitivity in Mothers with Mild Intellectual Disabilities Is Related to Experiences of Maltreatment and Predictive of Child Attachment: A Matched-Comparison Study

Autor/inn/en	Lindberg, Lene; Fransson, Mari; Forslund, Tommie; Springer, Lydia; Granqvist, Pehr
Titel	Maternal Sensitivity in Mothers with Mild Intellectual Disabilities Is Related to Experiences of Maltreatment and Predictive of Child Attachment: A Matched-Comparison Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30 (2017) 3, S.445-455 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12300
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Semi Structured Interviews; Parent Child Relationship; Play; Intelligence; Social Support Groups; Child Abuse; Comparative Analysis; Caregivers; Mild Intellectual Disability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Spiel; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger
Abstract	Background: Scientific knowledge on the quality of caregiving/maternal sensitivity among mothers with mild intellectual disabilities (ID) is limited and subject to many methodological shortcomings, but seems to suggest that these mothers are less sensitive than mothers without intellectual disabilities. Methods: In this matched-comparison study (N = 48), the present authors observed maternal sensitivity for 20 min in four different laboratory play situations. The study also included semi-structured interviews to assess maternal experiences of maltreatment and child attachment. Results: The present authors found significantly lower sensitivity among mothers with intellectual disabilities than among a comparison group of mothers without intellectual disabilities. Among mothers with intellectual disabilities, low sensitivity was related to maternal experiences of maltreatment and predictive of disorganized child attachment. In the comparison group, high maternal sensitivity was related to partner presence and social support, and predictive of child intelligence. Conclusions: The present authors highlight the importance of attending to intellectual disabilities mothers' history of "receiving" care to understand their capacity for "giving" adequate care. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01