NUTRITION, INFANT BEHAVIOR, AND MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS - PILOT-STUDY IN WEST-BENGAL, INDIA
NUTRITION, INFANT BEHAVIOR, AND MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS - PILOT-STUDY IN WEST-BENGAL, INDIA
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DOI:
10.1093/ajcn/29.3.305
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
GRAVES, PL
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作者:
GRAVES, PL
Free activities and mother-child interaction in a standard setting were observed among undernourished and well-nourished children between the ages of 7 and 18 mo. in West Bengal. The undernourished boys showed less vigor in play activity, less attachment behavior toward the mother, especially in interaction across a distance, and maintained close physical contact with her more frequently than did the well-nourished boys. The mothers of the undernourished boys had lower scores in 4 of 6 measures of maternal behavior. Correlations between child and maternal scores revealed a high reciprocity in mother-child interaction for the well-nourished boys, but a lack of reciprocity for the undernourished boys. The developmental quotient and activity scores of the well- and undernourished boys were not different. The correlations between these and the maternal scores showed a divergent pattern of relationships for the 2 nutritional groups.