O impacto da responsividade materna aos oito meses da criança sobre as práticas de socialização maternas aos 18 meses

Abstract

ResumoEste estudo examinou o impacto da responsividade materna, aos oito meses, sobre as práticas de socialização maternas, aos 18 meses da criança. Participaram 23 díades mãe-criança. Aos oito meses foi realizada uma observação da interação mãe-criança e, aos 18, uma entrevista sobre as práticas de socialização. Os resultados revelaram que a responsividade às vocalizações dos fi lhos esteve positivamente correlacionada às práticas de socialização facilitadoras, enquanto a não responsividade ao sorriso dos bebês esteve negativamente correlacionada ao mesmo tipo de prática. É possível que a maior sensibilidade da mãe às tentativas de comunicação do bebê indique maior capacidade de empregar estratégias verbais não coercitivas na regulação do comportamento da criança em etapas posteriores do seu desenvolvimento.Palavras-chave: interação mãe-criança; comportamento materno; desenvolvimento infantil. AbstractTh e impact of maternal responsiveness at childrens' eight months of on maternal socialization practices at sons' 18 months. Th is study examined the impact of maternal responsiveness, at eight month, on the maternal socialization practices at 18 months of the child. Twenty-three mother-child dyads participated. An observation of mother-child interaction, at eight months, and an interview about the socialization practices at 18 were performed. Th e results revealed that the responsiveness to sons' vocalizations was positively correlated to facilitators socialization practices, while the non-responsiveness to the babies' smile was negatively correlated to the same type of practice. It is possible that the greater sensitivity of the mother attempts to communicate baby indicate greater ability to employ non-coercive verbal strategies in the regulation of children's behavior in later stages of their development.Keywords: mother-child interaction; maternal behavior; child development. ResumenEl impacto de la sensibilidad materna a los ocho meses del niño en las prácticas de socialización materna a los 18 meses. Este estudio examinó el impacto de la sensibilidad materna, a los ocho meses, las prácticas de socialización materna de los niños a los 18 meses. Participaron 23 diadas madre-hijo. A los ocho meses, se realizaron observación de la interacción madre-hijo y en los 18, una entrevista sobre las prácticas de socialización. Los resultados revelaron que la sensibilidade a las vocalizaciones de los niños se correlacionó positivamente con las prácticas de socialización facilitadores, mientras que la no sensibilidad a la sonrisa de los bebés se correlacionó negativamente con el mismo tipo de práctica. Es posible que la mayor sensibilidad de la madre a los intentos de comunicación del bebé indican una mayor capacidad de emplear estrategias verbales no coercitivas en la regulación del comportamiento de los niños en las etapas posteriores de su desarrollo.Palabras clave: interacción madre-hijo; conductas maternas; desarrollo infantil.

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