MATERNAL FACILITATION OF CHILDRENS PROBLEM-SOLVING - RELATION TO DISRUPTIVE CHILD-BEHAVIOR AND MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS

Examined the relation between mother-child interactions behaviors, dis ruptive child behavior, and maternal characteristics within the contex t of maternal facilitation of children's problem solving. In a group c omparison analysis, mothers of disruptive children took over the task more and provided fewer closed-ended questions than mothers of nondisr uptive children. Subsequent regression analyses found higher levels of mothers' taking-over behavior predicted children's off-task behavior in the analogue tasks; lower frequency of mothers' closed-ended questi on behavior predicted higher teacher and parent ratings of disruptive behavior at school and home; and higher maternal depression predicted fewer mothers' closed-ended questions during the analogue.