Psychophysiological correlates of infant temperament: Stability of behavior and autonomic patterning from 5 to 18 months

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 379-391

  Stifter, Cynthia A ^a   Jain, Anju ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; INNERVATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERAMENT; VAGUS NERVE;

AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; TEMPERAMENT; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0030147495     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(199605)29:4<379::AID-DEV5>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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