Maintenance of mother-child aversive relationships: A fresh look at an old controversy |
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Authors: | Lana N Chambliss Julie E Thomas and Amy R Rutenberg |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, 307 Austin Peay Building, 37996-0900 Knoxville, Tennessee |
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Abstract: | Data were obtained from 46 mother-child pairs from the Child Behavior Institute (CBI) at the University of Tennessee. These
mother-child dyads were referred for psychological help because of the child’s aversive behavior. Child-parent interactions
were quantified using a multi-code, observational system. Correlational and multiple regression analyses (stepwise) were conducted
to find the best predictor of the child’s aversive behavior. Results showed that the child’s aversive behavior was significantly
correlated with the mother’s aversive, indiscriminate, and compliance behaviors. The regression analysis showed mother’s aversive
behavior to be the best predictor of the child’s aversive behavior. Moreover, our results seem to point out that the compliance
hypothesis is more effective in predicting child aversive behavior than the predictability hypotheses. It appears that since
the two hypotheses are dealing with similar processes, they are more complementary than oppositional.
This study used data collected by the Child Behavior Institute (CBI) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The authors
are indebted to Robert Wahler, Michael Smith, and Sue Dunn for their helpful comments on this paper. |
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