Differences in maternal verbalizations and involvement during Hawaiian mother-child interactions
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Margaret Lilja Dick-Barnes (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Richard N. Roberts
Abstract: This dissertation examined differences in the behavior of middle and low socioeconomic status (SES) mothers during interactions with their preschool age children while engaged in free-play and task-oriented sessions. The maternal variables of interest were complexity of maternal speech and the degree of involvement during interactions with their children. The relationship between these variables and children's performance on cognitive and language tasks was also examined. Forty Hawaiian/part Hawaiian mother-child dyads were recruited to participate in this study (20 middle- and 20 low-SES). Dyads made two visits. During the first visit, mothers and their children were videotaped together for 20 minutes in a free-play session and 10 minutes in a task-oriented session. At the end of the videotaping session the children were administered the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R). During the second visit the children were administered the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI).
Differences in maternal verbalizations and involvement during Hawaiian mother-child interactions
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- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1986
- Subjects
- Mother and child $z Hawaii
- Parent and child $z Hawaii
- Hawaii $x Social life and customs