The motor arousal of children with emotional and behavioral difficulties influences and is influenced by the quality of the non-verbal interactions with their parents. The aim of the present study was to validate the Parent–Child Movement Scale (PCMS), a reliable observation tool for joint dances between parents and their preschool children. To test the tool's discriminant validity scores of four mother–child groups on the PCMS: BH (both high), BL (both low), MH–CL (mother high–child low) and ML–CH (mother-low, child-high) were compared. Sixty mothers of children with dysregulation and behavior problems were filmed as they engaged in a “mirror game” in which each led the other in spontaneous movements. The mothers completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaires. Analysis of the distribution of the participants’ mean scores and a Kruskal–Wallis non-parametric test showed that there were significant differences between groups. Mother–child dyads in which the child scored low on the PCMS was associated with more introversion/depression problems than in dyads in which the child and mother scored high on the PCMS. A high score for the mother and a low score for the child on the PCMS was associated with more anxiety for mothers compared to mothers in groups where the mother and child had the same score. The discussion focuses on the contribution of nonverbal parameters to the assessment of depression.

有情绪和行为困难的儿童的运动唤醒会影响他们与父母的非语言互动的质量，并受其影响。本研究的目的是验证亲子运动量表 (PCMS)，这是一种可靠的观察父母和学龄前儿童联合舞蹈的工具。测试该工具在 PCMS 上四个母子组的判别效度分数：BH（均高）、BL（均低）、MH-CL（母高-儿童低）和 ML-CH（母-低、儿童-高）进行比较。60 位患有调节障碍和行为问题的孩子的母亲在进行“镜像游戏”时被拍到，其中每个人都引导对方进行自发运动。母亲们完成了儿童行为清单 (CBCL) 和简要症状清单 (BSI) 问卷。对参与者平均分数的分布和 Kruskal-Wallis 非参数检验的分析表明，各组之间存在显着差异。与孩子和母亲在 PCMS 中得分高的对偶相比，在母婴二人组中，孩子在 PCMS 中得分较低的情况与更多的内向/抑郁问题相关。与母亲和孩子得分相同的组中的母亲相比，母亲在 PCMS 上的高分和孩子的低分与母亲更多的焦虑有关。讨论的重点是非语言参数对抑郁症评估的贡献。与孩子和母亲在 PCMS 中得分高的对偶相比，在母婴二人组中，孩子在 PCMS 中得分较低的情况与更多的内向/抑郁问题相关。与母亲和孩子得分相同的组中的母亲相比，母亲在 PCMS 上的高分和孩子的低分与母亲更多的焦虑有关。讨论的重点是非语言参数对抑郁症评估的贡献。与孩子和母亲在 PCMS 中得分高的对偶相比，在母婴二人组中，孩子在 PCMS 中得分较低的情况与更多的内向/抑郁问题相关。与母亲和孩子得分相同的组中的母亲相比，母亲在 PCMS 上的高分和孩子的低分与母亲更多的焦虑有关。讨论的重点是非语言参数对抑郁症评估的贡献。