Interactions of depressed mothers and their infants: a review of the literature

Author

Anita Kochanoff, DePaul University

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

2

Number

2

Page Numbers

pages 42-46

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

1994

Abstract

This paper reviews various research conducted to understand the effect of maternal depression on mother-infant interactions. It begins by reviewing theories on infant behavior that focuses on self-regulation and theories on mothers' behavior, including the causes of depression following the birth of a child (i.e. postpartum depression). A review of published empirical results of mother/infant interactions are presented along with descriptions of the coding systems used in these studies. Evidence suggests that infant behavior and emotion is significantly affected by the emotional state of the mother.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

5 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 2 no. 2 1994

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Kochanoff, Anita (1994) "Interactions of depressed mothers and their infants: a review of the literature," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 2: No. 2, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol2/iss2/8