TODDLERS' CONCENTRATION: DOES MATERNAL DEPRESSION MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Zvia Breznitz; Sarah L. Friedman

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00715.x

TODDLERS' CONCENTRATION: DOES MATERNAL DEPRESSION MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Zvia Breznitz, Sarah L. Friedman

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Abstract

Abstract Twenty‐five mother‐toddler dyads with depressed mothers were compared with 25 dyads with well mothers on measures of attention during 20 min of spontaneous play in a home‐like setting. Children of depressed women focused attention on more objects for shorter durations. Group differences could be accounted for by mothers' involvement in their children's play. Depressed women initiated and terminated more instances of attention to objects than well mothers. Correlations between maternal behaviors and children's attention were statistically significant. Results support the hypothesis that poorer attention of children of depressed women is at least in part mediated by inculcation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	267-279
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00715.x
State	Published - May 1988

Keywords

Attention
concentration
maternal depression

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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