Temperament and Interactive Effects: Mothers and Infants in a Teaching Situation
作者:
CoffmanSherrilyn,
LevittMary J.,
GuacciNathalie,
SilverMarcia,
期刊:
Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 15,
issue 3
页码: 169-182
ISSN:0146-0862
年代: 1992
DOI:10.3109/01460869209078250
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Temperament is a theoretical concept used to understand individuals' behavioral styles. In this study, temperament was measured in 13-month-old infants (N = 51) and their mothers, who were also observed together in a teaching situation. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationships between maternal and infant temperaments and interactive behaviors in the teaching situation. Mothers were given 10 minutes to teach infants four tasks designed to assess qualitative aspects of the interaction. In general, the interaction between mother and infant had a synchronous quality that was influenced by, but largely independent of, the temperamental characteristics of mother and infant. Responsive maternal teaching behaviors were significantly related to positive infant affect during teaching. Weak relationships were found between the temperament variables and interactive behaviors in the teaching situation. When mothers and infants were matched on temperament characteristics, no effects of matching temperaments on interactive behaviors in the teaching situation were found. These findings suggest that mothers are able to adjust their behaviors to compensate for their infant's temperament. Based on these data, nurses can focus on the dynamics of the interactions themselves and avoid making judgments based on temperament alone when evaluating mother-infant relationships.
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