Abstract

RAZNOSZCZYK DE SCHEJTMAN, Clara et al. Study of emotional expressivity and affective regulation in mother-infant dyads during the first year of life and its relation to maternal self esteem. Anu. investig. [online]. 2005, vol.12, pp.327-336. ISSN 1851-1686.

The present paper deals with the overlapping between data obtained from observational mother-infant research and psychoanalytical conceptualizations on psychic structure. Freudian concepts, such as the function of the helping external object in the first time of life are presented and specially ego constitution is described. These concepts are linked to the contributions of infant researchers on affective regulation and Mutual Regulation Model. 40 mother-infant dyads were videotaped and affective regulation was studied through the microanalysis of 3 minutes face to face interaction and 5 minutes free play. Maternal self esteem was studied through an interview and self administered instruments offered to the mothers. Results are presented on: the relations obtained between the observed expressivity in the mother and the infant, the relations obtained between Maternal Self Esteem and expressivity and the relation obtained in all the variables according to the gender of the baby.

Keywords : Psychoanalysis; Developmental Psychology; Mother-infant interaction; First year of life; Affective Regulation; Narcissism; Maternal Self-Esteem.

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