Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between teenage mothers' interactions with their male and female infants. Seventeen black teenage mothers were videotaped interacting with their 5‐ to 8‐ month‐old infants (9 male, 8 female) on ten tasks. Later, trained observers watched the videotapes and coded the parents' interactions with their infants on five variables: physical contact, social/verbal stimulation, object/material play, effectiveness, responsiveness. These variables were observed and recorded on three coding sheets adapted from Koller (1979) and Clarke‐Stewart (1973). The data were analyzed by means of a t‐test on all variables. The significant findings were as follows: Mothers of female infants displayed significantly more calls‐baby's‐name behavior (social/verbal subvariable) than the mothers of male infants (p <.014). Mothers of female infants displayed significantly more objects/material moves‐object‐to‐attract‐baby behavior (object/materials subvariable) than mothers of...
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