The aim of this study was to explore the mediator effect of the use of instructions to initiate or stop behaviors in the relationship between maternal responsiveness and child compliance. Forty mother-child dyads participated in this study. In 20 of them the children had a record of behavioral problems and the other 20 dyads were in the control group. The dyads were videotaped performing an academic activity, and the frequency and time sequence of behaviors derived from a behavior catalogue were obtained. The results show that mothers of children with behavioral problems were less responsive and more prone to use instructions to stop behaviors; whereas, their children were less compliant with the instructions to stop behaviors than with the ones to initiate them. Evidence indicates that the use of instructions to initiate behaviors acts as a mediator between maternal responsiveness and child compliance.
Vite-Sierra, A., Miranda-García, D., Negrete-Cortes, A., & Alfaro-Belmont, J. N. (2016). The Instructions as Mediators Between Maternal Sensitivity and Child Obedience. Revista De Psicología, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-0581.2016.41694
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