Relations between infant irritability and maternal responsiveness in low-income families

Longitudinal relations of maternal supportiveness and child task-approach behavior to early cognitive development of children with developmental risks

“…Owens et al (1998) did not find longitudinal relations between child irritability and maternal responsiveness at 12 and 18 months (e.g., cross-lagged effects). They found statistically significant correlations between irritability and responsiveness, and these relations were negative at concurrent time points.…”

“…Among these multiple dimensions of parentchild interaction behavior, some researchers have measured level of activity (Wijnroks, 1998), visual contact, social and play behavior (KivijBrvi, et al, 2001), play quality, verbal behavior, and reciprocal play behavior (Halpem, et al, 2001). However, in many studies, parent interactive behavior has been measured with involvement, sensitive responsiveness (KivijSrvi, et al, 2001;NICHD ECCRN, 1999;Owens, et al, 1998;Wijnroks, 1998), positive aspects (Croft, et al, 2000;Kivijarvi, et al, 2001;NICHD ECCRN, 1999), and nonintrusiveness (NICHD ECCRN, 1999;Wijnroks, 1998). …”

“…Though parent-child interaction measures vary, parent-child interaction behavior is commonly measured via observation of structured-or free-play situations (e.g., Croft, et al, 2001;Halpem, et al, 2001;Kivijërvi, et al, 2001;Owens, et al, 1998;Pauli-Pott, Mertesacker, Bade, Bauer, & Beckmann, 2000;Wijnroks, 1998 Unlike the three studies mentioned above (Owens, et al, 1998;Pauli-Pott, et al, 2000;Poehlmann & Fiese, 2001), other researchers have selected dimensions of maternal interaction based on their statistically significant bivariate correlations with cognition and then have used each dimension separately in further analyses (Wijnroks, 1998;Halpem, et al, 2001;Croft, et al, 2001). For example, Wijnroks (1998) measured several dimensions of maternal interactive behaviors (e.g., involvement, sensitive responsiveness, nonintrusiveness, and level of activity as mothers' behaviors), as well as child interactive behavior, and then used maternal involvement for path analyses.…”

“…Researchers have investigated the relations between parent-child interaction and child characteristics (Crockenberg, 1987;Croft, et al, 2000;Halpem, et al, 2001;Owens, et al, 1998;Pauli-Pott, Mertesacker, Bade, Bauer, & Beckmann, 2000;Poehlmann & Fiese, 2001;van Bakel & Riksen-Walrave, 2002, etc.). Most of these studies have assessed how child temperament influences parental interaction behavior (Pauli-Pott et al, 2000: Owens et al, 1998van Bakel & Riksen-Walrave, 2002 Among studies of the relations between children's temperament and parental interaction, Crockenberg (1987) assessed adolescent mothers and their two year-old children to investigate influences of maternal prior experiences, social support, and infant irritability on maternal interaction behavior with their children and found that the maternal interaction behavior predicted the infant irritability.…”

“…Most of these studies have assessed how child temperament influences parental interaction behavior (Pauli-Pott et al, 2000: Owens et al, 1998van Bakel & Riksen-Walrave, 2002 Among studies of the relations between children's temperament and parental interaction, Crockenberg (1987) assessed adolescent mothers and their two year-old children to investigate influences of maternal prior experiences, social support, and infant irritability on maternal interaction behavior with their children and found that the maternal interaction behavior predicted the infant irritability. Unlike the findings of Crockenberg (1987), van…”