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Effects of maternal mood on mother-son interaction patterns.

Journal of abnormal child psychology ·Vol. 17 ·No. 5 ·1989-10-00 ·Pages 513-25

Jouriles EN, Murphy CM, O'Leary KD

Abstract

This study evaluated the impact of maternal mood on mother-son interaction patterns. Forty boys between the ages of 46 and 72 months and their mothers participated. A within-subject experimental design was employed so that all mothers participated in both a positive and a negative mood induction. Observations of mother-son interactions were conducted immediately following the mood inductions. During the negative mood condition, mothers issued fewer positive statements toward their children and engaged in less general verbal interaction. In addition, children were less complaint with maternal commands during the negative mood condition. Implications of the effects of mood on mother-child interaction patterns are discussed.

MeSH Terms
Adult Child Child, Preschool Cooperative Behavior Depression/psychology Female Hostility Humans Male Maternal Behavior Middle Aged Mother-Child Relations Personality Tests Verbal Behavior
Authors & Affiliations
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Jouriles E N
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Texas 77204.
Murphy C M
O'Leary K D
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of abnormal child psychology
Abbr.
J Abnorm Child Psychol
ISSN
0091-0627
DOI
10.1007/BF00916510
Published
1989-10-00
Pages
513-25
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0364547
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00916510
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