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Mahoney, Gerald; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1985
The relationship of maternal behavioral style to cognitive development states of 60, 1-, 2-, and 3-year-old organically impaired, mentally retarded children was investigated. Factor analysis of maternal behavioral items revealed three major parameters of behavior. Child-Oriented/Maternal Pleasure was related positively, whereas Quantity of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Infants