Ruiz-Tagle Gonzalez, Fernanda;
(2024)
Maternal Depression, Reflective Functioning and Toddler Play in the Anna Freud Centre’s Parent-Toddler Groups: A Mixed Methods Study.
Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
This research project explores the impact of maternal depression on toddler play using data from the Parent-Toddler Groups (PTG) Service at the Anna Freud Centre in London, United Kingdom. The literature review of this project offers a review of the concept of toddlerhood and maternal depression mainly from a psychoanalytic perspective as well as a review of the evidence for different models of parent-child interventions. Two studies were conducted. Study One is a statistical analysis of maternal reflective functioning in the presence of depression, with a sample of 28 mothers. Study Two offers a qualitative multiple case study of toddler play in relation to maternal depression including 10 participant dyads. Results suggest that mothers without depression showed improvements in their reflective functioning when attending the PTG, whereas mothers with depression did not show any changes pre- to post-attendance at the PTG. Possible explanations for these findings are explored. Furthermore, results also suggest that children of depressed mothers in this study can present a decreased capacity to play, where the most affected areas are symbolic and social play. Limitations of this study and its clinical implications are discussed and suggestions for further research are proposed.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | Ph.D |
| Title: | Maternal Depression, Reflective Functioning and Toddler Play in the Anna Freud Centre’s Parent-Toddler Groups: A Mixed Methods Study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2024. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190464 |
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