title: EMOTIONAL AVAILABILITY IN EARLY MOTHER-CHILD INTERACTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY.
abstract: Emotional availability (EA) is a method to assess early parent-child dyadic interactions for emotional awareness, perception, experience, and expression between child and parent that describe global relational quality (Z. Biringen & M. Easterbrooks, 2012). The current study aimed to examine the effects of an infant's diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), other psychiatric disorders (OPD), and developmental delay (DD) on the maternal EA Scale (EAS; Z. Biringen & M. Easterbrooks, 2012; Z. Biringen, J.L. Robinson, & R.N. Emde, 2000) scores and the relative contributions of infant's age, gender, diagnosis, developmental level, and maternal education on EAS scores in a clinical Turkish sample. Three hundred forty-five infant-mother dyads participated in this study. Results of the research indicated that EAS adult scores were associated with maternal education and infant's diagnosis whereas child scores were associated with infant's age, diagnosis, and developmental level. Infants' involvement and responsiveness to the mother were lower in the group with ASD. Children with OPD, particularly when their mothers have lower education, might be at increased risk of having problems in parent-child interactions. Young ASD subjects with developmental delay are in greatest need of support to increase reactions toward their mother. These findings underscore the importance of using all of the EA dimensions rather than only one measure on children in high-risk populations.
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hesna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Duygu Pamir
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Belgin Ustun
authors.initials: BU
authors.lastname: Gullu
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Melda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akcakin
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Başak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alpas
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Özgür
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Öner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Disponibilité émotionnelle; Mutter-Kind-Interaktion; disponibilidad emocional; emotional availability; emotionale Verfügbarkeit; infant mental health; interacción madre-infante; interaction mère-enfant; mentale Gesundheit von Säuglingen; mother-child interaction; psychiatric disorders; psychiatrische Störungen; salud mental infantil; santé mentale du nourrisson; trastornos siquiátricos; troubles psychiatriques; 乳幼児精神保健; 幼兒心理健康; 情感可用性; 情緒応答性; 母子互動; 母子相互交流; 精神疾病; 精神障害