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Depressed fathers' stereotyping of infants labeled “depressed”

✍ Scribed by Sybil Hart; Tiffany Field; Nancy Jones; Marilyn Stern

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
91 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
0163-9641

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✦ Synopsis

This study investigated whether depressed and nondepressed fathers stereotyped infants labeled "depressed" and how they viewed their own infants. Twenty-five fathers (12 nondepressed, 13 depressed) of 4-month old infants rated their infants' psychological, social and physical attributes on the Infant Stereotyping Scale (ISS). They then rated videotaped infants, labeled "normal" or "depressed", on the ISS. Fathers rated depressed versus normal infants lower on sociability, social behavior, and cognitive competence. Depressed versus nondepressed fathers, rated depressed infants lower on social behavior, potency, and sociability. Depressed fathers rated their own infants lower on social behavior, potency, and cognitive competence as well as being more vulnerable. Implications of parental depression on stereotyping effects and possible risks for infants are discussed.

RESUMEN: Este estudio investigó si los padres depresivos y no depresivos formaban estereotipos de los infantes clasificados como "depresivos," y cómo los padres miraban a sus infantes. Veinticinco padres (12 no depresivos y 13 depresivos) cuyos infantes tenían 4 meses de nacidos evaluaron los atributos sicológicos, sociales y físicos de sus infantes en la Escala de Estereotipo Infantil (ISS). Entonces ellos evaluaron infantes que habían sido grabados en videos, algunos clasificados como "normales" y otros como "depresivos" en la ISS. Los padres evaluaron a los infantes "depresivos" más bajo en cuanto a sociabilidad, conducta social y competencia cognitiva que los infantes "normales." Los padres depresivos, en comparación con los padres no depresivos, evaluaron a los infantes "depresivos" más bajo en conducta social, capacidad de desarrollo y sociabilidad. Los padres depresivos evaluaron a sus propios infantes más bajo en conducta social, capacidad de desarrollo y competencia 436

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