Abstract
Forty-four depressed and non-depressed mothers participated in a videotaped interaction with their own infant and then rated the videotape using the Infant Stereotyping Scale and the Interaction Rating Scale. In addition, one half of the mothers rated a videotape of an unfamiliar infant who was labelled psychologically 'depressed' and the other half rated a videotape of the same infant with no label given. Both the depressed and non-depressed mothers rated the 'depressed' labelled infant more negatively than the non-labelled infant on the attributes of physical potency, cognitive competence, sociability and difficult behaviour. Physical appearance was the only rating that was not biased by the 'depressed' label. Mothers' ratings of their own infants were more positive than their ratings of the non-labelled stimulus infant Depressed mothers did not see their infants more negatively except on one rating. They rated the physical appearance of their own infant more negatively than non-depressed mothers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 15-22 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Infant and Child Development |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1996 |
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Keywords
- Depressed infants
- Depressed mothers
- Perceptions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Mothers' perceptions of infants labelled 'depressed'. / Martinez, Alexandra; Field, Tiffany M; Pickens, Jeffrey N.; Raag, Tarja; Yando, Regina; Bendell, Debra; Blaney, Paul.
In: Infant and Child Development, Vol. 5, No. 1, 01.12.1996, p. 15-22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Martinez, Alexandra
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AU - Raag, Tarja
AU - Yando, Regina
AU - Bendell, Debra
AU - Blaney, Paul
PY - 1996/12/1
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N2 - Forty-four depressed and non-depressed mothers participated in a videotaped interaction with their own infant and then rated the videotape using the Infant Stereotyping Scale and the Interaction Rating Scale. In addition, one half of the mothers rated a videotape of an unfamiliar infant who was labelled psychologically 'depressed' and the other half rated a videotape of the same infant with no label given. Both the depressed and non-depressed mothers rated the 'depressed' labelled infant more negatively than the non-labelled infant on the attributes of physical potency, cognitive competence, sociability and difficult behaviour. Physical appearance was the only rating that was not biased by the 'depressed' label. Mothers' ratings of their own infants were more positive than their ratings of the non-labelled stimulus infant Depressed mothers did not see their infants more negatively except on one rating. They rated the physical appearance of their own infant more negatively than non-depressed mothers.
AB - Forty-four depressed and non-depressed mothers participated in a videotaped interaction with their own infant and then rated the videotape using the Infant Stereotyping Scale and the Interaction Rating Scale. In addition, one half of the mothers rated a videotape of an unfamiliar infant who was labelled psychologically 'depressed' and the other half rated a videotape of the same infant with no label given. Both the depressed and non-depressed mothers rated the 'depressed' labelled infant more negatively than the non-labelled infant on the attributes of physical potency, cognitive competence, sociability and difficult behaviour. Physical appearance was the only rating that was not biased by the 'depressed' label. Mothers' ratings of their own infants were more positive than their ratings of the non-labelled stimulus infant Depressed mothers did not see their infants more negatively except on one rating. They rated the physical appearance of their own infant more negatively than non-depressed mothers.
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