Assessment of Maternal-Infant Interaction: Application of the Still Face Paradigm in a Rural Population of Working Women in Ecuador.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2017
Abstract
Objectives The importance of mother-child interaction in early infancy on child development has been well documented. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of using the Still Face Paradigm to measure mother interactive style, infant affect and emotional regulation in a rural Ecuador setting. Methods Infant's emotional regulation and the quality of mother's interaction were measured with the Still Face Paradigm at 4 months of age (±15 days). Twenty-four infants and their mothers were assessed in their home. Mother interactive style was coded for attention seeking and contingent responding. Emotional regulation was described by change in infant affect between Still Face episodes. Results A significant difference was found for infant affect between the five Still Face episodes (F
Publisher
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Publication Title
Maternal and child health journal
ISSN
1573-6628
Volume
21
Issue
3
First Page
458
Last Page
466
Recommended Citation
Handal, Alexis J; Luigi Garcia Saavedra; Ronald Schrader; Crystal L Aragón; Maritza Páez; and Jean R Lowe.
"Assessment of Maternal-Infant Interaction: Application of the Still Face Paradigm in a Rural Population of Working Women in Ecuador.."
Maternal and child health journal
