Publication |
Author(s) | Crnic, K.A.; Greenberg, M.T.; Ragozin, A.S.; Robinson, N.M. |
Title | Maternal Stress and Social Support: Effects on the Mother-Infant Relationship from Birth to Eighteen Months. |
Source | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1984, Vol. 54, 224 - 235 |
Investigation |
Public | Mother-child pairs, followed 18 months after birth, USA, 1981-82 |
Collect period | 1981-1982 months int |
| Data were collected when infants were 1, 4, 8, 12 and 18 months old. Ages
represent corrected gestational age: premature birth/infant development not
confounded with biological immaturity. |
Survey name | Not available |
Sample | Sampling not reported |
Respondents N = | 105 |
Non Response | Attrition at T2: 10%, at T3: 14% |
Assesment | Multiple methods |
| Structured interview/questionnaire/laboratory observation |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
Age | A04ab | Current age (in years) |
Community support | S10aa01 | Earlier support received |
Demographic situation | S15ab05 | Socio-demographic + life-events |
Demographic situation | S15aa01 | Summed effect of earlier conditions, also classified as above ↑ |
Demographic situation | S15aa03 | Summed later-life conditions, also classified as above ↑ |
Education | E01ab02 | Level of school-education |
Joint effects | S15ab39 | Socio-demographic + life-events + social ties |
Joint effects | S15aa01 | Summed effect of earlier conditions, also classified as above ↑ |
Joint effects | S15aa03 | Summed later-life conditions, also classified as above ↑ |
Number of children | A08ac05 | Attitudinal stability |
Number of children | C03ab01 | Number of children, also classified as above ↑ |
Past happiness | B02ae | Birth sequala |
Past happiness | H04ab01a | Recent happiness (< 1 year ago), also classified as above ↑ |
Premature birth | C04aa01 | Earlier characteristics of one's children |
Premature birth | C04ab04 | Handicap/health of one's children, also classified as above ↑ |
Receipt of public assistance | I01ad03c | Welfare |
Social support from intimates | S10ab | Current social support received |
Stress | L06aa01a | Burden of earlier life-events |