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Prematurity stereotyping and mothers' interactions with their premature and full-term infants during the first year.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16079419     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To longitudinally assess stability and correlates of prematurity stereotyping and perceptions of infant vulnerability in mothers of premature (N = 56) and full-term (N = 59) infants. METHOD: At 5, 9, and 12 months, mothers rated videotapes of unfamiliar infants with a full-term label (FTL) or a preterm label (PL), interacted with their own infant, and completed other questionnaires. A subgroup of infants were administered a developmental assessment at 32 months. RESULTS: Mothers rated PL infants more negatively than FTL infants at each age. Individual differences in stereotyping were not stable. Mothers who negatively rated infants labeled with the same birth status of their own infants exhibited more negative interactive behaviors with their infants. Mothers who viewed their own infant as more vulnerable and who showed more prematurity stereotyping at 5 months had infants with lower 32-month mental scores. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest an association between early maternal cognitions and both contemporaneous maternal behavior and later child developmental outcomes.
Authors:
Marilyn Stern; Katherine Karraker; Bonnie McIntosh; Sara Moritzen; Michelle Olexa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2005-08-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of pediatric psychology     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0146-8693     ISO Abbreviation:  J Pediatr Psychol     Publication Date:  2006 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-06-16     Completed Date:  2006-08-10     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7801773     Medline TA:  J Pediatr Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  597-607     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, USA. mstern@vcu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Maternal Behavior*
Mother-Child Relations*
Stereotyping*

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