Bed wetting and emotional disorder: an 'interactionist' model
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Child: Care, Health and Development
- Vol. 2 (2) , 77-81
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.1976.tb00861.x
Abstract
Twenty-two of 94 4-year-olds in a nursery schools sample in a working class area wet their beds at least once a week. The enuresis was significantly associated with other behavioural items which could be interpreted as representing general emotional immaturity. A malaise score of the enuretics' mothers was higher than that of the remaining mothers. It is suggested that from these results can be seen the beginning of a damaging interaction which could lead to emotional disorder in the child.Keywords
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