2012
DOI: 10.1017/s0954579411000708
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Emotional relationships between mothers and infants: Knowns, unknowns, and unknown unknowns

Abstract: An overview of the literature pertaining to the construct of emotional availability is presented, illustrated by a sampling of relevant studies. Methodological, statistical, and conceptual problems in the existing corpus of research are discussed, and suggestions for improving future investigations of this important construct are offered.

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“…Rural parents invest less inancially in educational materials and cultural experiences and invest less time in their children's academic experience than urban parents [59]. Urban and suburban parents also have more general knowledge about child development and childrearing than rural parents, which may be associated to overall diferences in parental education levels, as noted earlier in the chapter [56,60].…”
Section: Parenting Practicesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Rural parents invest less inancially in educational materials and cultural experiences and invest less time in their children's academic experience than urban parents [59]. Urban and suburban parents also have more general knowledge about child development and childrearing than rural parents, which may be associated to overall diferences in parental education levels, as noted earlier in the chapter [56,60].…”
Section: Parenting Practicesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Put another way, infants may be “…designed to find the human face, voice, and touch interesting and pleasurable but will stop responding to them positively if the mother does not tailor her ministrations to the baby’s capacity to receive them” (Bornstein, Suwalsky, & Breakstone, 2012, p. 120). Sensitive caregivers may promote particularly durable associations in part through this kind of general-process learning mechanism.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Elles peuvent agir de manière intrusive, coercitive ou mal adaptée aux réponses que nécessite le développement de leur enfant (Moran, Forbes, Evans, Tarabulsy et Madigan, 2008). De façon générale, elles prennent moins d'initiatives pour interagir avec ce dernier, lui parlent moins et le regardent peu comparativement aux mères de milieux plus favorables (Bornstein, Suwalsky et Breakstone, 2012). Elles prennent aussi moins souvent leur enfant dans leurs bras et quand elles le font, le contact physique dure moins longtemps.…”
Section: Facteurs De Risque Psychosociaux Et Sensibilité Maternelleunclassified
“…Cela dit, il n'en demeure pas moins que les comportements maternels restent un facteur d'amélioration privilégié du développement des enfants inscrits dans un milieu plus ou moins défavorisé sur les plans social, économique et culturel. D'ailleurs, tout en reconnaissant l'influence du tempérament de l'enfant dans ses interactions filiales, plusieurs chercheurs considèrent déterminante la qualité des interactions mère-enfant (Bornstein et al, 2012).…”
Section: Lien Entre La Sensibilité Maternelle Et Le Développement De unclassified