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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ999304
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0197-6664
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Parenting Stress, Social Support, and Mother-Child Interactions in Families of Multiple and Singleton Preterm Toddlers
Lutz, Kristin F.; Burnson, Cynthia; Hane, Amanda; Samuelson, Anne; Maleck, Sarah; Poehlmann, Julie
Family Relations, v61 n4 p642-656 Oct 2012
The study investigated family support as a buffer of stress in 153 mothers and preterm toddlers. Data were collected regarding maternal depressive symptoms, parenting stress, and family support; infant health; and videotaped mother-child interactions. Although more parenting stress related to less optimal child play, only information support functioned as a protective factor. Information support predicted positive play under high, but not low, maternal stress. Mothers of multiples reported more parenting stress than mothers of singletons. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Depression (Psychology), Play, Child Rearing, Mothers, Family Relationship, Toddlers, Stress Variables, Social Support Groups, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Health, Premature Infants, Video Technology, Mother Attitudes, Prediction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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