Maternal sensitivity to infant distress and nondistress as predictors of infant-mother attachment security

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-255

  McElwain, Nancy L ^a   Booth Laforce, Cathryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Distress; Infancy; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERAMENT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33745766081     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.247     Document Type: Article

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