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Maternal Stress and Child Development: The Moderating Role of Interactive Shared Reading.

Chrystian R Kroeff¹, Juliana R Bernardi^2,3, Clécio H Da Silva³

¹Graduate Program in Psychology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Summary

Maternal stress impacts child behavior, but positive interactions like shared reading can help. Affectionate shared reading moderates stress effects on externalizing behaviors in children.

Keywords:

family relationships mother–child relationships reading stress

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Area of Science:

Developmental Psychology
Child Behavior Studies
Maternal Mental Health

Background:

Maternal stress is linked to adverse child development outcomes.
Positive mother-child interactions may buffer these negative effects.
Shared reading is a key interactive behavior with potential protective benefits.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the predictive relationship between maternal stress and child developmental milestones and behavioral issues.
To investigate the moderating role of maternal interactive style during shared reading.
To understand how shared reading influences the impact of maternal stress on child behavior.

Main Methods:

A cohort study involving 91 mother-child dyads.
Video-recorded free-play shared reading sessions analyzed for interaction style.
Maternal questionnaires assessed child development and behavioral problems.
Regression models with moderation analysis were employed.

Main Results:

Maternal stress significantly predicted both internalizing and externalizing behavioral symptoms in children.
Affectionate maternal interactions during shared reading moderated the association between maternal stress and externalizing difficulties.
Child developmental milestones were also assessed, though not the primary focus of the moderation analysis.

Conclusions:

Maternal stress is a significant predictor of child behavioral problems.
Positive and affectionate mother-child interactions, particularly during shared reading, can mitigate the negative impact of maternal stress.
Promoting engaging shared reading practices may support healthy child behavioral development despite maternal stress.