This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Onyskiw, J. E. Articles by Magill-Evans, J. E. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Onyskiw, J. E. Articles by Magill-Evans, J. E. Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Past Childhood Experiences and Current Parent-Infant Interactions

Margaret J. Harrison

Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton

Joyce E. Magill-Evans

Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton.

To examine the relationships between adults' childhood experiences in their family of origin, current level of marital support, and quality of parenting interactions, 66 mothers and fathers were observed individually interacting with their infants during home visits using a standardized observational measure (Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale). Parents completed questionnaires on marital support (Dyadic Adjustment Scale) and on childhood experiences in the family of origin (Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire). For mothers, there was no relationship between childhood experiences and the quality of parenting interactions. For fathers, the relationship varied as a function of marital support. Fathers who perceived less positive childhood experiences but who had more optimal levels of marital support were predicted to have more responsive parenting interactions.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?