Mother-Child Mutually Positive Affect, the Quality of Child Compliance to Requests and Prohibitions, and Maternal Control as Correlates of Early Internalization

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how mutual positive feelings between mothers and children relate to child compliance and maternal control in early development.
• Analyzed mother-child interactions to assess positive affect and compliance quality.
• Evaluated the maternal control strategies used during requests and prohibitions.
• Conducted a longitudinal follow-up to examine internalization outcomes.
• Positive mother-child interactions correlate with higher rates of child compliance to requests and prohibitions.
• Higher maternal control was associated with lower levels of child compliance when compared to more supportive methods.
• Early internalization of rules is significantly linked to the quality of maternal interactions.