title: A longitudinal process analysis of mother-child emotional relationships in a rural Appalachian European American community.
abstract: This prospective longitudinal study examines emotional relationships in 58 Appalachian mother-child dyads observed at home at 5 and 20 months. Between infancy and toddlerhood, 3 of 4 dimensions of dyadic emotional relationships were stable, and three remained continuous in their mean level. Increasing maternal age was associated with greater maternal sensitivity and structuring and with more responsive and involving children. Marital status and father presence in the home as well as maternal openness, parenting knowledge, investment, and satisfaction accounted for effects of maternal age on dyadic emotional relationships. This longitudinal process analysis provides unique insights into temporal dynamics of mother-child emotional relationships and their determinants in an underserved and underresearched US community. Implications for community-specific interventions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Rockledge 1, Suite 8030, 6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7971, Bethesda, MD 20892-7971. USA, Marc_H_Bornstein@nih.gov
authors.forename: Marc H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bornstein
authors.forename: Diane L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Putnick
authors.forename: Joan T D
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Suwalsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D009679:Nuclear Family; D016487:Parenting; D010298:Parity; D012424:Rural Population; D014903:West Virginia; D044465:White People
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