Temporal changes in the affective experience of new fathers and their spouses

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 540-555

  Kaitz, Marsha ^a   Katzir, Daphna ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MOOD DISORDER; PARENTHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE;

EID: 33751118215     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20024     Document Type: Article

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