| Mothers' understanding of their infants in the context of an internal working model of caregiving. | |
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PMID: 17510571 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Exploration of mothers' understanding of their infants was guided by the concept of internal working model of caregiving, which includes relationship-relevant expectations and intentions. Twenty-nine mothers of healthy, term infants participated in semistructured interviews concerning actual and hypothetical caregiving episodes. Expectations and intentions were each rated with an ordinal rating (1-6) that qualified adaptiveness or attunement. On average, mothers viewed their infants as having their own agendas and intended to accommodate them within limits. Further specification of expectations and intentions and exploration of conditions that contribute to ordinal types could help researchers and clinicians tailor interventions supportive of maternal development. |
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Authors:
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Rana Limbo; Karen Pridham |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: ANS. Advances in nursing science Volume: 30 ISSN: 1550-5014 ISO Abbreviation: ANS Adv Nurs Sci Publication Date: 2007 Apr-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-05-18 Completed Date: 2007-06-14 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7809992 Medline TA: ANS Adv Nurs Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 139-50 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing Western Campus, La Crosse, WI, USA. rklimbo@gundluth.org |
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Adolescent Adult Caregivers / psychology* Child Rearing / psychology Female Focus Groups Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Intention Interviews as Topic Middle Aged Models, Psychological* Mother-Child Relations* Mothers / psychology* Qualitative Research |
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