Effects of Mothers' Simulated Withdrawal and Depressed Affect on Mother-Toddler Interactions.

Seiner, Sharon H.; Gelfand, Donna M.

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ERIC Number: EJ512405

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Effects of Mothers' Simulated Withdrawal and Depressed Affect on Mother-Toddler Interactions.

Seiner, Sharon H.; Gelfand, Donna M.

Child Development, v66 n5 p1519-28 Oct 1995

Effects of enacted maternal withdrawal and depression were observed in a sample of 18- to 36-month-old children during counterbalanced episodes of simulated depression and normal affect. Found that when mothers enacted withdrawal and depressed affect, toddlers physically withdrew from them, made more negative physical bids for attention, and became more unfocused and generally negative. (MDM)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response, Moods, Mothers, Negative Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Toddlers

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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