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## Abstract This study examined maternal sensitivity in response to toddler distress in relation to mothers' childhood care and control experiences with parents, maternal depression, and maternal anger. Fifty‐two mothers and infants participated. Mothers reported childhood care and control experiences prenatally. At 21⁄2 years, mothers reported depressive symptoms and anger on questionnaires, and reported maternal behavior in a daily diary for 1 week, yielding ratings of maternal sensitivity to fear and anger. Results were as follows: (a) Mothers' acceptance during childhood correlated negatively with both maternal depression and maternal anger, and positively with maternal sensitivity to fear at 21⁄2 years; (b) maternal anger mediated the association between childhood care and maternal sensitivity to fear at 21⁄2 years; and (c) the interaction of maternal and paternal control during childhood predicted maternal sensitivity to anger at 21⁄2 years, controlling for maternal education. When maternal control was low, paternal control was positively associated with maternal sensitivity to anger whereas when maternal control was high, paternal control was negatively associated with mater

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Author

C. Emma Burrous; Susan C. Crockenberg; Esther M. Leerkes

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0163-9641)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)