The influence of early mother-child interaction on preschool cognitive/linguistic outcomes in a high-social-risk group

Author(s): Morisset, C. E., Barnard, K. E., Hammond, M. A., Booth, C. L.

Journal/Book: Infant Mental Hlth J. 1996; 17: Michigan State Univ, Dept Psychology, E Lansing, MI 48824-1117. Michigan Assn Infant Mental Health. 310-321.

Abstract: In this paper, elements of early mother-child interaction are related to later cognitive and linguistic outcomes in a sample of 53 high social risk mothers and their preschoolers. Mother-child interaction was observed longitudinally when the children were 13 and 20 months old. Multiple regression analyses were used to predict cognitive and linguistic outcomes at 3 and 5 years from measures of early mother-child interaction. The results indicated that the quality of early mother-child interaction was a significant predictor of preschool cognitive and linguistic outcomes. This was shown to be true regardless of the contribution of the mother's IQ.

Note: Article Kelly JF, Univ Washington, Dept Family & Child Nursing, Chdd Room SB212, Box 357920, Seattle,WA 98195 USA

Keyword(s): INFANTS HOME ENVIRONMENTS; MENTAL TEST-PERFORMANCE; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; MATERNAL DEPRESSION; COMPETENCE; PREDICTORS; DETERMINANTS; LANGUAGE; BEHAVIOR; SPEECH

Zurück | Weiter