Altering Withdrawn and Intrusive Interaction Behaviors of Depressed Mothers Article

Malphurs, JE, Field, TM, Larraine, C et al. (1996). Altering Withdrawn and Intrusive Interaction Behaviors of Depressed Mothers . 17(2), 152-160. 10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199622)17:2<152::aid-imhj5>3.0.co;2-s

cited authors

  • Malphurs, JE; Field, TM; Larraine, C; Pickens, J; Pelaez-Nogueras, M; Yando, R; Bendell, D

authors

abstract

  • Interaction coaching was given to 44 depressed mothers who had either a withdrawn or intrusive interaction style with their infants. The intrusive and withdrawn mothers were given instructions either to imitate their infants' behavior or to keep their infants' attention.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coaching for the specific type of depressed mother (imitation for the intrusive mothers and attention-getting for the withdrawn mothers) significantly unproved their interaction behaviors with their infants.

publication date

  • January 1, 1996

start page

  • 152

end page

  • 160

volume

  • 17

issue

  • 2