Parental representations: A systematic review of the working model of the child interview

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte M.J.M. Vreeswijk ◽  
A. Janneke B.M. Maas ◽  
Hedwig J.A. van Bakel
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Parental Representations ◽  
Working Model ◽  
Child Interview

Working Model of the Child Interview--Turkish Version

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nebi Sümer ◽  
Ezgi Sakman ◽  
Mehmet Harma ◽  
Özge Savaş
Keyword(s):  
Turkish Version ◽  
Working Model ◽  
Child Interview

Working Model of the Child Interview

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles H. Zeanah ◽  
Diane Benoit
Keyword(s):  
Working Model ◽  
Child Interview

“Working model of the child interview”: Infant clinical status related to maternal perceptions

1997 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Benoit ◽  
Charles H. Zeanah ◽  
Kevin C. H. Parker ◽  
Elaine Nicholson ◽  
Jennifer Coolbear
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Status ◽  
Maternal Perceptions ◽  
Working Model ◽  
Child Interview

Working model of the child interview : a cross-cultural examination of attachment representations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Garfinkel
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Attachment Representations ◽  
Working Model ◽  
Child Interview ◽  
Caregiver Language

This study examined ethno-cultural influences on attachment representations by using a Grounded Theory analysis of the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI). Six participant interviews were transcribed and coded. Four main themes related to caregivers and their children emerged from this qualitative analysis: emotion regulation, stress response, caregiver roles and personality/relationship descriptors. Results indicated that there are both universal and ethno-cultural variations related to different components of attachment representations. Attachment story telling, caregiver language and parenting styles reflected variations in cultural values and beliefs of independent and interdependent cultures. Emotion regulation, stress response and caregiver roles were more reflective of universal attachment. Recommendations for further inquiry into the ethno-cultural influences on attachment representations are discussed. Clinical implications suggest that ethno-cultural context must be acknowledged when interpreting WMCI interviews with non-dominant interviewee backgrounds. As well, evidence is provided to support developing a culturally sensitive system for interpreting WMCI interviews.

Maternal Representations and Parenting Style in Children Born With and Without an Orofacial Cleft

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Habersaat ◽  
Helene Turpin ◽  
Cecile Möller ◽  
Ayala Borghini ◽  
François Ansermet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Style ◽  
School Age ◽  
Orofacial Cleft ◽  
Parental Representations ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Maternal Representations ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Child Interview ◽  
Starting School ◽  
Over Time

Objective: To investigate the evolution of maternal representations (ie, the way parents perceive their child in term of temperament, character, behaviors, etc) of children with a cleft at 3 major milestones: before/after reconstructive surgeries and at school age. Parenting style was also analyzed and compared with parents of children born without a cleft. Design and participants: The sample was composed of 30 mothers of children with an orofacial cleft and 14 mothers of children without a cleft. Maternal representations were assessed when the child was 2 months (before surgery), 12 months (after surgery), and 5 years of age (when starting school) using semistructured interviews that were transcribed and coded according to the subscales of the Working Model of the Child Interview and the Parental Development Interview. At the 5-year appointment, mothers also completed a questionnaire about parenting style. Results: Results showed no difference across groups (cleft/noncleft) in maternal representations at the 2-month, 12-month, and 5-year assessments. In the cleft group, significant differences were shown between 2 and 12 months in caregiving sensitivity, perceived infant difficulty, fear for the infant’s safety, and parental pride, all factors being higher at 12 months. Those differences in parental representations over time were not found in the noncleft group. Additionally, mothers of the cleft group were significantly more authoritarian than mothers of children without a cleft. Conclusion: The absence of differences across cleft and noncleft groups suggests that having a child with a cleft does not affect maternal representations and emotions between 2 months and 5 years of the child’s age. However, parenting style seems to be influenced by the presence of a cleft in the present sample.

scholarly journals Mothers’ experience with their developmentally disordered children: Specificity of internal representations

Medicina ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 553
Author(s):  
Rūta Pukinskaitė ◽  
Rūta Praninskienė
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disability ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Child Disability ◽  
Emotional Empathy ◽  
Internal Representations ◽  
Working Model ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Child Interview ◽  
Perceived Impact

The purpose of the present study was to examine mothers’ internal representations of experience with their developmentally disordered children. Maternal perceptions of children have been considered important in clinical work with developmentally disordered children and their families. Using developmental disability sample of 17–34-month-old children, we compared mothers’ representations of their children in clinically referred and not referred groups, using the Working Model of the Child Interview. Twenty mothers of children with developmental disorders and twenty matched controls participated. Six (30%) children of experiment group had a diagnosis of cerebral palsy; 5 (25%) were diagnosed with Down’s syndrome, while the remaining 9 (45%) had a diagnosis of mixed specific developmental disorder. Many children with disability also were diagnosed with heart disease, epilepsy, and hydrocephalus. Maternal representations’ measures were compared to their self-perceived impact of child disability on family, their sensitivity to child, and some demographic and family characteristics. Compared to controls, mothers of children with developmental disability had representations of their children that were significantly more likely to be classified distorted or disengaged (χ2=7.24; df=2; P<0.05). More severe disability status was significantly associated with mothers’ disengaged representations, fear for safety of children, and intensity of involvement in care giving (P<0.05). The study did not confirm relationships between maternal representation classifications and their self-perceived impact of child disability on family. No differences were found concerning mothers’ emotional empathy index in clinical and control groups. The differences in mean emotional empathy scores were related to many aspects of maternal internal representations and to some areas of self-perceived stress. The results of Working Model of the Child Interview did not correlate with child age and gender, birth order, and parents’ level of education.

scholarly journals Working model of the child interview : a cross-cultural examination of attachment representations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Garfinkel
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Attachment Representations ◽  
Working Model ◽  
Child Interview ◽  
Caregiver Language

This study examined ethno-cultural influences on attachment representations by using a Grounded Theory analysis of the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI). Six participant interviews were transcribed and coded. Four main themes related to caregivers and their children emerged from this qualitative analysis: emotion regulation, stress response, caregiver roles and personality/relationship descriptors. Results indicated that there are both universal and ethno-cultural variations related to different components of attachment representations. Attachment story telling, caregiver language and parenting styles reflected variations in cultural values and beliefs of independent and interdependent cultures. Emotion regulation, stress response and caregiver roles were more reflective of universal attachment. Recommendations for further inquiry into the ethno-cultural influences on attachment representations are discussed. Clinical implications suggest that ethno-cultural context must be acknowledged when interpreting WMCI interviews with non-dominant interviewee backgrounds. As well, evidence is provided to support developing a culturally sensitive system for interpreting WMCI interviews.

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