Browsing by Subject "Maternal sensitivity"

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Caregiving profiles of mothers in an economically disadvantaged sample from Turkey: An observational study
(Taylor and Francis, 2021) Aran, Ö.; İplikçi, A. B.; Salman Engin, Selin; Sümer, N.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the patterns of maternal sensitivity via structured and systematic observational methods among mothers from a disadvantaged community in Turkey. Background: Caregiving sensitivity is shaped by cultural parenting ethnotheories, and there is a need to examine in non-Western cultures to see its universal and culturally-specific features. Method: Ninety-eight mothers and their interactions with infants were videotaped during home-visits, and their caregiving behaviours were assessed via the Maternal Behaviour Q-Set. Results: Results of the Q-factor analysis revealed two distinct caregiving profiles. The first profile, ‘sensitivity vs. insensitivity’, describes mothers who were characterised by sensitive behaviours to their babies, and acceptance of their infant. Mothers in this group were more aware and responsive to their babies’ needs and demands. The second profile, ‘nonsynchronous vs. synchronous’, describes mothers who showed noncontingent behaviours during interactions such as being unable to follow the pace of the infant or to respond to infants’ needs on time. Conclusion: This study contributes to the literature by showing that mothers from Turkey can be grouped in terms of sensitivity similar to the previous studies, although the descriptive behaviours of sensitivity may vary.
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The effects of video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting and sensitive discipline for maternal sensitivity in Turkey
(Turkish Psychological Association, 2020) Sümer, N.; Metin-Orta, İ.; Alsancak-Akbulut, C.; Salman-Engin, Selin; İlden-Koçkar, A.; Şahin-Acar, B.; Akkol-Solakoğlu, S.; Aran, Ö.; Çakır, D. S.; Kavaklı, B.; Memişoğlu-Şanlı, A.; Sağel-Çetiner, E.; Türe, D.; Üstünel, A. Ö.; Yaşar, B.
The aim of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive adaptation of a Video-feedback Intervention to promote ‘Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline’ (VIPP-SD) in Turkey, and to assess its effectiveness on maternal sensitivity. The study included mothers of 9-33-months-old children, with a relatively lower SES, from Ankara and İstanbul (Nfemale = 48). The sample was randomly divided into two groups as control and intervention. Four thematic meetings regarding sensitivity and sensitive discipline were held with the 59 mothers who were in the intervention group. Through intervention sessions, mothers were shown and provided with feedback on short videos, in which they had been recorded in the previous session, interacting with their children. Maternal sensitivity was evaluated through the ‘Ainsworth Maternal Sensitivity Scale’ by coding the recorded video clips showing mother-child interactions. Maternal behaviors and attitudes towards discipline were assessed by the ‘Maternal Attitudes toward Sensitivity and Sensitive Discipline Scale’. The results showed that there was a significant increase in mothers’ observed maternal sensitivity and reported attitudes toward maternal sensitivity in the intervention group between pre-test and post-test assessments, whereas there was no significant change in the control group. There was no significant effect of the program on self-reported attitudes toward sensitive discipline. These results suggest that VIPPSD is effective in increasing maternal sensitivity in low-middle SES mothers in the relatively collectivistic culture of Turkey.