Expression of negative affect during face-to-face interaction: A double video study of young infants' sensitivity to social contingency

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-262

  Braarud, Hanne C ^a   Stormark, Kjell Morten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mother infant interaction; Negative affect; Social contingency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745598522     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.461     Document Type: Article

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