Validation of a short version of the maternal behavior Q-set applied to a brief video record of mother-infant interaction

Infant Behav Dev. 2009 Jan;32(1):132-6. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2008.09.006. Epub 2008 Nov 11.

Abstract

A 25 item version of the maternal behavior Q-set (MBQS) was validated with 40 adolescent mother-infant dyads. Observations were made from 10 min play interactions when infants were 10 months old. Results show that the short MBQS is reliable (r(i)=.94), is related to assessments using the full MBQS at 6 months (r=.35), to cognitive development at 10 and 15 months (r=.48), and attachment security at 15 months (r=.34), indicating appropriate psychometric characteristics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Maternal Behavior / psychology*
  • Mother-Child Relations*
  • Psychometrics / methods
  • Q-Sort*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Time Factors
  • Video Recording / methods
  • Young Adult