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Mother- Versus Infant-Centered Correlates of Maternal Mind-Mindedness in the First Year of Life

Meins, Elizabeth, Fernyhough, Charles, Arnott, Bronia, Turner, Michelle and Leekam, Susan R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1122-0135 2011. Mother- Versus Infant-Centered Correlates of Maternal Mind-Mindedness in the First Year of Life. Infancy 16 (2) , pp. 137-165. 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2010.00039.x

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Abstract

We investigated whether maternal mind-mindedness in infant–mother interaction related to aspects of obstetric history and infant temperament. Study 1, conducted with a socially diverse sample of 206 eight-month-old infants and their mothers, focused on links between maternal mind-mindedness and (i) planned conception, (ii) perception of pregnancy, and (iii) recollections of first contact with the child. The two indices of mind-mindedness (appropriate and nonattuned mind-related comments) related to different aspects of obstetric history, but no strong associations were seen with socioeconomic status, maternal depression, or perceived social support. In Study 2, we found good temporal stability in both indices of mind-mindedness in a sample of 41 infant–mother dyads between 3 and 7 months. Neither index of mind-mindedness related to infant temperament. We conclude that mind-mindedness is best characterized as a facet of the specific caregiver–child relationship, while also being influenced by stable cognitive–behavioral traits in the mother.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Psychology
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher: Wiley
ISSN: 1525-0008
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2022 09:08
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/30817

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