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ERIC Number: EJ354573
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Speech Patterning of Natural Discourse of Well and Depressed Mothers and Their Young Children.
Breznitz, Zvia; Sherman, Tracy
Child Development, v58 n2 p395-400 Apr 1987
The speech behavior of 14 depressed and 18 nondepressed mothers during conversations with their 3-year-old children was examined using the Automatic Vocal Transaction Analyzer. Mother-child dyads were observed in three settings for five minutes each: while mother was preparing lunch, during lunch, and while waiting for a doctor. (Author/BN)
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Socialization, Speech Communication, Speech Habits, Stress Variables, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Automatic Vocal Transaction Analyzer; Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia