MATERNAL DIRECTIVENESS AND INFANT COMPLIANCE AT ONE-YEAR OF AGE - A COMPARISON BETWEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENTALLY-DELAYED INFANTS AND MOTHERS AND THEIR NONDELAYED INFANTS

Authors
LIEBERMAN D PADANBELKIN E HAREL S
Citation
D. Lieberman et al., MATERNAL DIRECTIVENESS AND INFANT COMPLIANCE AT ONE-YEAR OF AGE - A COMPARISON BETWEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENTALLY-DELAYED INFANTS AND MOTHERS AND THEIR NONDELAYED INFANTS, Journal of child psychology and psychiatry and allied disciplines, 36(6), 1995, pp. 1091-1096
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental",Psychiatry
Journal title
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry and allied disciplines → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219630
Volume
36
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1091 - 1096
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9630(1995)36:6<1091:MDAICA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Maternal directiveness and infant compliance at one year of age were o bserved in social interactions between mothers and their handicapped a nd nonhandicapped infants. Eleven nondelayed, typically developing inf ants, and nine developmentally delayed infants, matched for chronologi cal age, were observed in a free play situation with their mothers. Mo thers of the delayed infants attempted to direct their children's play significantly more than those with nondelayed infants, and they engag ed more frequently in social play involving physical contact with thei r infants. Nondelayed infants complied with their mothers' directives more than the developmentally delayed infants. Further study of infant capabilities and maternal affect and behaviors with this age group is suggested.