Infant Age, Context, and Family System Influences on the Interactive Behavior of Mothers of Infants with Mental Delay

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-50

  Becker, Patricia T ^a   Engelhardt, Kay F ^b   Steinmann, Mary F ^c   Kane, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Central Wisconsin Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental delay; Developmental handicap; Mental delay; Mother infant interaction; Parental coping; Parental stress; Special needs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031068053     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199702)20:1<39::AID-NUR5>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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