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KMID : 1037320150080010001
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Korean Journal of Infant Mental Health
2015 Volume.8 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.28
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A Study on Characteristics of Parent-Infant Interactions Among Infant Aged 12~15 Months Depending on Depression of Parents
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Choi Min-Hee
Lee Kyung-Sook
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Abstract
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This study examined characteristics of parent-infant (aged 12 to 15 months) interactions depending on the level of depression of parents. Subjects included 30 infants and their 60 parents. They received developmental assessment in the obstetrics and gynecology departments of four general hospitals in Seoul. The parents were grouped depending on the findings of the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10). Scores of seven or above were classified as higher depression and the parents were divided into three groups of ten pairs each: Group 1 ? both parents are depressed; Group 2 ?mother is depressed and father is not; and Group 3 ? both parents are not depressed. Mental state (depression) of the parents was measured by CESD-10. For infants, Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ), the infant monitoring system completed by the parents, Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R-S), the assessment of infant temperament, and Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) were administered. Parent-infant interactions were measured by Parent-Child Interaction Play Assessment (P-CIPA), a modified scale of Mother-Infant Play Interaction Scale (MIPIS), and Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification (AMBIANCE). The findings are as follows. First, there was a difference among the three groups in terms of father-infant and mother-infant interactions
depending on depression of parents. Second, there was a difference in characteristics of atypical behaviors of parentsdepending on depression of parents. Third, there were correlations between parent-infant interactions and depression of parents. Fourth, in terms of difference in the developmental level among infants between groups which was measured by ITSEA, infants inGroups 1 & 2 showed a higher level of difficulties in adapting to unfamiliar environments and
sleep problems than infants in Group 3. However, no difference was found between groups in terms of depression of parents by the K-ASQ and the IBQ-R-S.
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KEYWORD
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parents-infant interaction, depression, infant development
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