Interactive behaviors between mothers and their prematurely born infants in the face-to-face Still-Face Paradigm

The present study compared and correlated interactive behaviors of 15 mothers and their very preterm infants (gestational age: 28-32 weeks). Mothers and infants were observed in the experimental Face-to-Face Still-Face paradigm, consisting of three episodes: in the first and third episodes (play and...

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Autores: CHIODELLI, Taís, RODRIGUES, Olga Maria Piazentin Rolim, PEREIRA, Veronica Aparecida, LOPES DOS SANTOS, Pedro, FUERTES, Marina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/7365
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7365
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Infant, premature
Infant behavior
Mother-child relations
Recém-nascido prematuro
Comportamento do lactente
Relações mãe-filho
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Sumario:The present study compared and correlated interactive behaviors of 15 mothers and their very preterm infants (gestational age: 28-32 weeks). Mothers and infants were observed in the experimental Face-to-Face Still-Face paradigm, consisting of three episodes: in the first and third episodes (play and reunion episodes), mother and infant interact freely; in the second (still-face episode), the mother maintains a still-face expression. The behaviors of the infants were allocated in three categories: positive social orientation, negative social orientation and self-regulation. Maternal behaviors were classified into positive and negative social orientation. Intragroup comparisons indicated that maternal vocalizations were significantly higher in the play episode. Compared to other studies with preterm infants, babies in this study exhibit fewer interactive behaviors and more self-soothing behaviors in the still-face episode. In addition, in the reunion episode, values of the behaviors presented in the play episode were recovered. Correlations between intrusive maternal behaviors and noninteractive or negative-interaction behaviors of the infant suggest the relevance of providing intervention to promote maternal sensitivity.