Resumen

FARIA, Anabela  y  FUERTES, Marina. Reactividade infantil e a qualidade da interacção mãe-filho. Aná. Psicológica [online]. 2007, vol.25, n.4, pp.613-623. ISSN 0870-8231.

The aim of this study is to explore the relation between infants’ reactivity under stress and the quality of mother-infant interaction in free play. Our sample consisted of 40 infants with 3 months old and their mothers. Infants’ reactivity under stress was assessed during Tronick’s Face-to-Face Still-Face paradigm. The quality of mother-infant interaction was evaluated during free play using the CARE-Index. Our results indicated that infants’ reactivity in Still-Face is not independent from infants’ behavior in free play. Thus, more reactive infants in Still-Face were more difficult with their mothers in free play. In turn, more passive infants in free play were less likely than other infants to present negative responses in Still-Face. Mothers’ sensitivity and infants’ cooperative behavior in free play was highly correlated. Our findings will be discussed in the light of mother-infant relational approaches.

Palabras clave : Infants reactivity; mother-infant interaction; affectivity.

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