期刊名称：Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
电子版ISSN：0973-1342
出版年度：2012
卷号：8
期号：4
页码：78-104
出版社：Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
摘要：Aim: The present study aimed to examine the quality of mother-infant interactions inemotionally disturbed (ED) mothers. Method: 20 mothers with or without ED and theirinfants (12-24 months) participated in the study, which involved the mothers interactingwith their infants with a toy in a structured play situation. These interactions were video-recorded and a coding scheme was developed to code the quality of maternal, infant, andinteraction behaviours. Results: Significant differences were obtained on all thebehaviour scales between both the groups. Mothers with ED and their infants displayedmore negative or neutral interaction as compared to control mothers and their infants. Theinteractions of the mother-infant dyads were also less positive in mothers with ED than incontrol mothers. Conclusions: The study suggest that the presence of ED in mothers isassociated with overall less optimal mother-infant interactions than is evident indemographically similar mothers without ED. This study helped confirm previousfindings but also demonstrated impact of maternal emotional disturbance on mother-infant interactions not detailed in literature
