Continuity and Discontinuity in Maternal Sensitivity at 6, 24, and 42 Months in a High-Risk Sample.

Pianta, Robert C.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ387670

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Publication Date: 1989

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Continuity and Discontinuity in Maternal Sensitivity at 6, 24, and 42 Months in a High-Risk Sample.

Pianta, Robert C.; And Others

Child Development, v60 n2 p481-87 Apr 1989

Examined continuity and discontinuity in maternal sensitivity of 135 disadvantaged mothers and their first-born children from 6 and 24 months to 42 months. Results indicate that sources of stress originating from the child or environment result in decreased sensitivity over time, whereas sources of support increase sensitivity.(RJC)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Disadvantaged Environment, Individual Characteristics, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Sex Differences, Stress Variables, Young Children

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Language: English

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