Mothers' Narratives Regarding Their Child with Autism Predict Maternal Synchronous Behavior during Play

Autor/inn/en	Hutman, Ted; Siller, Michael; Sigman, Marian
Titel	Mothers' Narratives Regarding Their Child with Autism Predict Maternal Synchronous Behavior during Play
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50 (2009) 10, S.1255-1263 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9630
DOI	10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02109.x
Schlagwörter	Play; Mothers; Autism; Identification; Communication Skills; Language Acquisition; Parent Child Relationship; Individual Differences; Parents; Training; Measures (Individuals); Interviews; Classification; Personal Narratives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Kommunikationsstil; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Individueller Unterschied; Eltern; Ausbildung; Messdaten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Erlebniserzählung
Abstract	Background: Mothers' synchronous playtime behaviors have been linked to language development in children with autism (Siller & Sigman, 2002, 2008). This study sought to explain individual differences in maternal synchrony in order to improve parent-training programs targeting communication skills in children with autism. Methods: Participants were 67 children with autism under the age of 7 and their biological mothers. Maternal cognitions were assessed using two narrative measures, the Insightfulness Assessment (Koren-Karie & Oppenheim, 1997) and the Reaction to Diagnosis Interview (Pianta & Marvin, 1992). Mean levels of maternal synchrony, measured with a micro-analytic coding system (Siller & Sigman, 2002, 2008), were compared between groups formed according to mothers' interview classifications. Results: Variation in maternal synchrony was related to classification of the Insightfulness Assessment, but not the Reaction to Diagnosis Interview. Child characteristics were not related to interview classifications or ratings of maternal synchrony. Conclusion: Qualities of mothers' narratives about their child with autism and the relationship with the child are associated with variability in maternal synchronous behavior during play. (As Provided).
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