[Vulnerability and mother-child interactions. Illustration of the necessary but insufficient conditions for the efficacy of early intervention].
The present study evaluates the impact of an early stimulation program for 24 mother-infant (0-6 months) vulnerable dyads from the Montérégie region. These dyads participate in a series of ten stimulation workshops. Twenty four other dyads form a witness group. The program's major objective aims at developing positive interactions for the mother and stimulative interactions for the infant. The hypotheses state that at the end of the program, the mother from the intervention group will feel less isolated, possess a higher level of knowledge on the development of their child, perceive more positively the temperament of their child and have behaviors that are more contingent to their infants as well as more functional to this development. The two first hypotheses are not confirmed. However, at the end of the program, the mothers of the intervention group perceive the temperament of their child as foreseeable. Also, they imitate more frequently the verbal and facial behaviors of their infant and emit more vocalizations when they are interacting with the child. The discussion of results bears on the importance of modifying conditions in which the parent-child interactions are held to prevent deficits in the development of the children.
Moreau
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l'Ecole de service social de l'Université de Montréal.
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D002657:Child Development; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011792:Quebec
Vulnérabilité et interaction mère-nourrisson. Illustration de conditions nécessaires mais non suffisantes à l'efficacité de l'intervention précoce.