Date of Award
8-8-2005
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Roger Bakeman, Ph.D. - Chair
Second Advisor
Alice Demi, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Lauren B. Adamson, Ph.D.
Fourth Advisor
Josephine V. Brown, Ph.D.
Fifth Advisor
Claire Coles, Ph.D.
Abstract
Mutual regulation of attention was investigated in a group of prenatally cocaine-exposed and non-exposed mother-infant dyads during a 5-minute videotaped free play session. Mutual regulation was measured using a state-based coding scheme designed to categorize dyadic interactions into three mutually exclusive and exhaustive states: maternal bid, mutual engagement, and non-involved. Results revealed no significant differences between cocaine-exposed and non-exposed dyads in overall amount of mutual engagement displayed. Cocaine-exposed dyads exhibited significantly longer mutual engagement episodes. Mothers in the two groups did not differ in the number or quality of bids for mutual engagement, and infants in both groups were equally responsive to maternal bids. No ecological variables were found to predict mutual engagement.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059883
Recommended Citation
Golbach, Traci, "The Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on the Mutual Regulation of Attention in Mother-Infant Dyads." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2005.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059883