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Peer reviewedRauh, Virginia A.; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Experimental group mothers reported significantly greater self-confidence and satisfaction with mothering and more favorable perception of infant temperament than did control group mothers. Differences between children on cognitive scores became significant at 36 and 48 months of age, when the experimental group caught up with normal children. (RH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Birth Weight, Comparative Analysis, Individual Development
Peer reviewedLyons-Ruth, Karlen, And Others. – Child Development, 1990
Infants of depressed mothers who were visited at home outperformed infants of depressed mothers who received no intervention services by an average of 10 points on the Bayley Mental Scale and were twice as likely to be classified as securely attached. Unserved, high-risk infants showed a high rate of insecure-disorganized attachments. (RH)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Family Programs
