Maternal stress and social support: effects on the mother-infant relationship from birth to eighteen months

Mothers' perceived stress and social support were found to be significant predictors of maternal attitudes and the quality of interaction with their infants, when measured concurrently across an 18-month period. However, long-term predictions were poor, as stability of maternal stress and suppo...

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Published inAmerican journal of orthopsychiatry Vol. 54; no. 2; p. 224
Main Authors Crnic, Keith A, Greenberg, Mark T, Robinson, Nancy M, Ragozin, Arlene S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.1984
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Attitude
Child Development
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature - psychology
Male
Maternal Behavior
Mother-Child Relations
Social Environment
Social Support
Stress, Psychological - complications
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Summary:Mothers' perceived stress and social support were found to be significant predictors of maternal attitudes and the quality of interaction with their infants, when measured concurrently across an 18-month period. However, long-term predictions were poor, as stability of maternal stress and support factors was only moderate. The quality of infants' interactive behavior was also affected by maternal stress and support, but only during the early measurement periods of one and four months.
ISSN:0002-9432
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1984.tb01490.x