Caring Behavior in Children of Clinically Depressed and Well Mothers.

Radke-Yarrow, Marian; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ493590

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Publication Date: 1994

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Caring Behavior in Children of Clinically Depressed and Well Mothers.

Radke-Yarrow, Marian; And Others

Child Development, v65 n5 p1405-14 Oct 1994

This study examined young children's sensitivity and positive responsiveness to their mothers' needs, using data on 90 preschoolers and their depressed and nondepressed mothers. The highest frequencies of caring behavior were from children with severely depressed mothers, problems in affect regulation, and secure attachment. Girls were found to be more caring than boys. (MDM)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Child Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables, Preschool Children, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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