Abstract
The effects of maternal interaction style (intrusive/withdrawn) on the development of brain electrical activity were studied in infants of depressed and non-depressed mothers shortly after birth and again at 3-6 months of age. Infants of depressed mothers exhibited significantly greater relative right frontal EEG activation than infants of non-depressed mothers. Infants of depressed withdrawn mothers exhibited greater relative right frontal EEG activation than infants of depressed intrusive mothers. Furthermore, while infants of depressed mothers with intrusive interaction styles showed a shift towards greater relative left frontal EEG activation from birth to 3-6 months, infants of depressed mothers with withdrawn interaction styles showed a shift towards greater relative right frontal EEG activation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 220-229 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Infant Behavior and Development |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2006 |
Keywords
- Depression
- EEG asymmetry
- Interaction style
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology