Abstract

The study is aimed at determining how the reliability of the results of the maternal responsive interaction on children is affected according to the results of MMPI for the mothers. It is also intented to investigate whether differs in K-MBRS between two groups(high and low level) according to MMPI T-Scores. The subjects of this study were 77 mothers whose the Child Guidance Clinics in Seoul from September 2003 until March 2008. To collect the data, mothers were administered with MMPI and mother-child dyads were videotaped for approximately 20 minutes of their interaction in a play-therapy room of the Child Guidance Clinics. Videotaped observation was using to assess the mother-child interaction with K-MBRS. The data were analyzed with Pearson Correlation and ANOVA. The results of study are as follows. First, The Ego-strength scale of MMPI showed significantly positive correlation in sensitivity, responsivity, enjoyment, warmth, praise, effectiveness, and expressiveness of K-MBRS. Second, the level of K-MBRS subscales showed differently according to T-score of MMPI subscales. Especially effectiveness of K-MBRS was affected according to the level of MMPI T-Scores. It is shown that the characteristics of the mothers' personality have effects on the maternal responsive interaction on children. These results imply that helping mothers to understand personality and behavioral characteristics of themselves and to have higher ego-strength is important to enhance the parental style for the promoting the developmental well-being of children and reduce the parenting stress. (Korean J Str Res 2008;16:213∼223)

• Keywords: Characteristics of mothers' personality, Responsive interaction, MMPI, Personality disorder scales, Ego-strength scale, K-MBRS;