Maternal Sensitivity in Mothers with Mild Intellectual Disabilities is Related to Experiences of Maltreatment and Predictive of Child Attachment: A Matched-Comparison Study.
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| Title: | Maternal Sensitivity in Mothers with Mild Intellectual Disabilities is Related to Experiences of Maltreatment and Predictive of Child Attachment: A Matched-Comparison Study. |
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| Authors: | Lindberg, Lene, Fransson, Mari, Forslund, Tommie, Springer, Lydia, Granqvist, Pehr |
| Source: | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. May2017, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p445-455. 11p. |
| Subjects: | Adult child abuse victims, Analysis of covariance, Attachment behavior in children, Chi-squared test, Child abuse, Child development, Children of people with mental illness, Statistical correlation, Interviewing, Research methodology, People with intellectual disabilities, Mother-child relationship, Parenting, Probability theory, Questionnaires, Research funding, Statistics, T-test (Statistics), Family relations, Social support, Effect sizes (Statistics), Descriptive statistics |
| Abstract: | Background Scientific knowledge on the quality of caregiving/maternal sensitivity among mothers with mild intellectual disabilities ( ID) is limited and subject to many methodological shortcomings, but seems to suggest that these mothers are less sensitive than mothers without intellectual disabilities. Methods In this matched-comparison study ( N = 48), the present authors observed maternal sensitivity for 20 min in four different laboratory play situations. The study also included semi-structured interviews to assess maternal experiences of maltreatment and child attachment. Results The present authors found significantly lower sensitivity among mothers with intellectual disabilities than among a comparison group of mothers without intellectual disabilities. Among mothers with intellectual disabilities, low sensitivity was related to maternal experiences of maltreatment and predictive of disorganized child attachment. In the comparison group, high maternal sensitivity was related to partner presence and social support, and predictive of child intelligence. Conclusions The present authors highlight the importance of attending to intellectual disabilities mothers' history of receiving care to understand their capacity for giving adequate care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Background Scientific knowledge on the quality of caregiving/maternal sensitivity among mothers with mild intellectual disabilities ( ID) is limited and subject to many methodological shortcomings, but seems to suggest that these mothers are less sensitive than mothers without intellectual disabilities. Methods In this matched-comparison study ( N = 48), the present authors observed maternal sensitivity for 20 min in four different laboratory play situations. The study also included semi-structured interviews to assess maternal experiences of maltreatment and child attachment. Results The present authors found significantly lower sensitivity among mothers with intellectual disabilities than among a comparison group of mothers without intellectual disabilities. Among mothers with intellectual disabilities, low sensitivity was related to maternal experiences of maltreatment and predictive of disorganized child attachment. In the comparison group, high maternal sensitivity was related to partner presence and social support, and predictive of child intelligence. Conclusions The present authors highlight the importance of attending to intellectual disabilities mothers' history of receiving care to understand their capacity for giving adequate care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 13602322 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jar.12300 |
