Low-income fathers and their infants: Interactions during teaching episodes
✍ Scribed by Holly E. Brophy-Herb; Cynthia Gibbons; Mildred A. Omar; Rachel F. Schiffman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-9641
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✦ Synopsis
This study sought to explore low-income father-infant interactions in teaching situations. Forty-four biological fathers and infants, recruited from an ongoing study of early intervention, were observed using the NCAST Teaching Scale during a teaching task in the home. Results indicated that fathers who lived with their infants were more sensitive to infant cues during the interactions. Also, fathers identified as "lower risk," based on a risk index created from demographic characteristics, were more sensitive to their infants during interactions, had higher total father NCAST scores and higher total NCAST scores during teaching interactions.
RESUMEN: La intencio ´n de este estudio fue la de explorar las interacciones entre padres de bajos recursos econo ´micos y sus infantes, en cuanto a situaciones de ensen ˜anza. Cuarenta y cuatro padres biolo ´gicos y sus infantes, reclutados de un estudio en progreso sobre las intervenciones a una edad temprana, fueron observados usando la Escala de Ensen ˜anza NCAST durante una asignacio ´n de ensen ˜anza en casa. Los resultados indicaron que los padres que vivian con sus infantes se mostraron ma ´s susceptibles a las sen ˜ales del infante durante la interaccio ´n. Tambie ´n, aquellos padres identificados como "de bajo riesgo," con