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Altering withdrawn and intrusive interaction behaviors of depressed mothers
Author(s) -
Malphurs Julie E.,
Field Tiffany M.,
Larraine Claudia,
Pickens Jeffrey,
PelaezNogueras Martha,
Yando Regina,
Bendell Debra
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199622)17:2<152::aid-imhj5>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - imitation , coaching , psychology , developmental psychology , social relation , style (visual arts) , social psychology , psychotherapist , archaeology , history
Interaction coaching was given to 44 depressed mothers who had either a withdrawn or intrusive interaction style with their infants. The intrusive and withdrawn mothers were given instructions either to imitate their infants' behavior or to keep their infants' attention. The results suggested that the specific type of interaction coaching for the specific type of depressed mother (imitation for the intrusive mothers and attention‐getting for the withdrawn mothers) significantly improved their interaction behaviors with their infants.