The depressed mother as a source of stimulation for her infant

✍ Scribed by Amy Bookman Livingood; Phyllis Daen; Barry D. Smith

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 468 KB
• Volume: 39
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(198305)39:3<369::aid-jclp2270390310>3.0.co;2-8

✦ Synopsis

Compared a group of 25 postpartum d e p r d mothers and 25 control mothers with respect to the level and quality of stimulation they provided for their newborn infanta during a feeding acaaion. Observer measures of mater-'This article is based on a dissertation submitted by the fint author to the faculty of the University of Maryland in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the doctoral d q w in psychology. Special thanks go to the staff of Fairfax Hospital and the mothers and infants who participated in this study. 'Numbers in parenthesis indicate interrater reliability coefficients for maternal variables. ' p <.lo. * p <.025. ***p <.005. -**p <.001.