Correlates of Maternal Behaviours in Mothers of Children with Fragile X Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Wheeler, Anne; Hatton, Deborah; Reichardt, Alison; Bailey, Don
Titel	Correlates of Maternal Behaviours in Mothers of Children with Fragile X Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 51 (2007) 6, S.447-462 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-2633
DOI	10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00896.x
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Naturalistic Observation; Rating Scales; Receptive Language; Environmental Influences; Language Skills; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Disabilities; Correlation; Genetic Disorders; Children; Parent Child Relationship; Play; Questionnaires; Mental Health; Stress Variables; Social Support Groups; Cognitive Processes; Developmental Stages; Interaction; Incidence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Naturbeobachtung; Rating-Skala; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Angst; Handicap; Behinderung; Korrelation; Child; Kind; Kinder; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Spiel; Fragebogen; Psychohygiene; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Interaktion; Vorkommen
Abstract	Background: The behaviours of 24 mothers of children with fragile X syndrome (FXS) with their affected children were examined during planned observations in their homes. The goal of this study was to describe concurrent maternal interactive behaviour and the factors that influence the type and frequency of these behaviours within this group. Methods: The frequency of "maintaining," "directive" and "scaffolding" behaviours and the extent to which the mothers displayed "warm sensitivity" and "restrictions" were examined within a 60-min naturalistic observation and a 10-min toy play observation. Rating scales and parent questionnaires were used to assess selected maternal mental health factors, including depression, anxiety, stress and social support. The cognitive status of mothers and developmental and behavioural abilities of children were also examined. Results: The women in this study used primarily maintaining behaviours in interactions with their children. Maintaining behaviours and warm sensitivity were consistent across structured and unstructured settings, while directive, scaffolding and restricting were not correlated across the two settings. Child receptive language skills were related to higher rates of maintaining and scaffolding behaviours. The women reported clinically significant levels of stress, depression and anxiety at a prevalence rate higher than that of the general public. Child behaviour problems contributed to maternal stress, and mothers with higher stress engaged in fewer interactions with their children. Conclusions: The relations between maternal stress, child problem behaviour and number of interactive behaviours exhibited by the mothers in this study provide information that can inform interventions and provide direction for future research exploring environmental influences on the development of children with fragile X syndrome. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10