EXPECTATIONS, SELF-ESTEEM, AND CHILDHOOD RECOLLECTION OF INNER CITY HISPANIC MOTHERS OF LOW BIRTHWEIGHT INFANTS.
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Title
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EXPECTATIONS, SELF-ESTEEM, AND CHILDHOOD RECOLLECTION OF INNER CITY HISPANIC MOTHERS OF LOW BIRTHWEIGHT INFANTS.
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Identifier
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AAI8708325
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identifier
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8708325
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Creator
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NAZARIO-VELASCO, EDNA.
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Contributor
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Arietta Slade
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Date
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1987
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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This study assessed the effects of Intrauterine growth retardation on maternal and infant behaviors during feeding, maternal perception of the infant and maternal self esteem at birth and three months of age. Thirty-six low SES Hispanic mothers ranging from 18 to 30 years of age, and their infants participated in the study. Eighteen infants were IUGR (bwt 10th and < 90th percentile for GA, ranging from 2620 gms to 3920 gms). At birth, a fifteen minute feeding interaction was coded using a system derived from Brown and Bakeman. The Newborn Behavior Inventory (NBI), the Tronick and Shea Maternal Self-esteem Inventory and the Mother-father-peer Scale were administered. At three months of age, another feeding interaction was observed, the Bates Infant Temperament and the Maternal Self-esteem questionnaires were administered. At birth and three months of age, IUGR infants and their mothers had more behavioral difficulties during feeding. By three months, IUGR infants were rated as more fussy, more dull and more unpredictable. More maternal and infant behavioral difficulties during feeding were related to lower self esteem. Infants who had more behavioral difficulties during feeding were rated as more fussy, dull and unpredictable. These results suggest that IUGR infants and their mothers have more difficulties during feeding and that more difficulties during feeding are associated with lower maternal self-esteem and more negative temperamental ratings.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
