Sokolowski Margaret Szewczyk, Hans Sydney L, Bernstein Victor J, Cox Suzanne M
The University of Chicago.
Beloit College.
Infant Ment Health J. 2007 May;28(3):344-365. doi: 10.1002/imhj.20140.
Associations between mothers' psychological distress, experiences of verbal and violent relational conflict, representations of the relationships with their infants, and parenting behavior were examined in 100 African American mothers of 17- to 20-month-old infants. Maternal representations of infants were assessed via the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI; Zeanah, Benoit, Hirshberg, & Barton, 1986). Results showed that mothers who experienced more conflict with their own mothers had increased odds of having disengaged representations of the relationship with their infants. Mothers who experienced more conflict with their infants' fathers had increased odds of having distorted views of their infants. Mothers who reported more hostile psychological symptomalogy had greater odds of not having a balanced representation of their infants (distorted or disengaged). Additionally, mothers with disengaged representations were less sensitive, more passive, and used less encouragement and guidance with their children. Maternal hostility and conflict were directly related to parenting and were not mediated by representations. Results show that representations and parenting behavior are linked and multiply determined.
对100名17至20个月大婴儿的非裔美国母亲进行了研究，考察母亲的心理困扰、言语和暴力关系冲突经历、与婴儿关系的表征以及养育行为之间的关联。通过儿童访谈工作模型（WMCI；Zeanah、Benoit、Hirshberg和Barton，1986年）评估母亲对婴儿的表征。结果显示，与自己母亲发生更多冲突的母亲，对与自己婴儿关系的表征出现疏离的几率增加。与婴儿父亲发生更多冲突的母亲，对自己婴儿的看法出现扭曲的几率增加。报告有更多敌对心理症状的母亲，对自己婴儿没有平衡表征（扭曲或疏离）的几率更大。此外，有疏离表征的母亲对孩子的敏感度较低、更被动，且较少给予鼓励和指导。母亲的敌意和冲突与养育直接相关，且不受表征的中介作用影响。结果表明，表征和养育行为相互关联且由多种因素决定。
