Infant and parent factors associated with early maternal sensitivity: A caregiver-attachment systems approach

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-126

  Mills Koonce, W Roger ^a   Gariépy, Jean Louis ^a   Propper, Cathi ^a   Sutton, Kelly ^a   Calkins, Susan ^b   Moore, Ginger ^c   Cox, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Infant; Parent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33846810169     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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