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Prenatal Assessment for Childhood Discipline Experiences
Author(s) -
Gaffney Kathleen Flynn,
HolleyWilcox Pamela,
Jones Graciella
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6155.1996.tb00002.x
Subject(s) - clarity , developmental psychology , scale (ratio) , psychology , early childhood , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
purpose.:To explore relationships between pregnant womens' childhood experiences with discipline and 1) prenatal plans for disciplining own child and 2) later maternal‐infant interactionsdesign . Prospective correlational study setting . Prenatal clinics and home visits participants . Low‐income pregnant women (N = 205) with a mean educational level of 12 years main outcome measures . Adapted Ways of Handling Irritating Behaviors (Mother and you) Scales, NCAST Teaching Scale, Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Scale results . Correlations between childhood experiences with discipline and 1) plans for later discipline strategies with own child and 2) infant components of maternal‐infant interactions, including clarity of cues and responsiveness to the mother conclusions . Prenatal assessment for childhood experiences with discipline may uncover factors associated with a break in the trajectory for optimal maternal‐child interactions described by Barnard's theoretical framework.