MATERNAL SENSITIVITY IN THE 2ND YEAR - GENDER-BASED RELATIONS IN THE DYADIC BALANCE OF CONTROL

Authors
BIRINGEN Z ROBINSON JL EMDE RN
Citation
Z. Biringen et al., MATERNAL SENSITIVITY IN THE 2ND YEAR - GENDER-BASED RELATIONS IN THE DYADIC BALANCE OF CONTROL, American journal of orthopsychiatry, 64(1), 1994, pp. 78-90
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
American journal of orthopsychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029432
Volume
64
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
78 - 90
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9432(1994)64:1<78:MSIT2Y>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
In an investigation of gender-based differences in autonomy and relate dness in the mother-toddler dyad, gender-specific stylistic difference s were found in mother's sensitivity toward their toddlers. In the con text of greater sensitivity, boys appeared to control the flow of inte ractions (initiation and maintenance) to a greater extent than did gir ls.