Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
33
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
We habitually use qualitative terms to describe relationships. This paper is concerned with methods for describing, assessing and classifying these qualities objectively. Some judgements about qualities depend on which interactions occur, some concern qualities of the interactions themselves, and some depend on the way in which the different interactions within a relationship are patterned. In addition some judgements depend on diverse criteria which are not necessarily correlated with each other and need not all be satisfied. Limitations of everyday concepts of quality are discussed. Our attempts to assess qualities of the mother-infant relationship in rhesus monkeys in a quantitative fashion are described. Special attention is paid to groups of measures which appear to refer to qualities which could be described as 'maternal warmth', 'maternal rejectingness', 'maternal control', and 'meshing/dissonance' (i.e. the extent to which the goals of each partner coincide with those of the other). A type of interaction which could be called 'a game' is described. Th extent to which such assessments have predictive value is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-5208
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
39-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
Qualities of mother-infant relationships in monkeys.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article