This US study aimed to find whether evaluations of mothers' competence are linked to their employment status. Participants rated videotaped vignettes, depicting either high-quality or low-quality mother-infant interactions, on various dimensions of care quality. The mothers were described to half of the participants as 'stay-at-home mothers' and to the other half as 'working mothers'. The 'stay-at-home' mothers were rated as providing better care than 'working mothers'. Shpancer, N and others. Early Child Development and Care 176(2): 183-193, Feb 2006. Abstract: www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Shpancer, N and others. Early Child Development and Care 176(2): 183-193, Feb 2006. Abstract: www.tandf.co.uk/journals
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