Physiological effects of separation and reunion in relation to attachment and temperament in young children

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-128

  Oosterman, Mirjam ^a   Schuengel, Carlo ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attachment; Autonomic nervous system; Children; Heart rate; Pre ejection period; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; TEMPERAMENT;

ANXIETY, SEPARATION; AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33947543852     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20207     Document Type: Article

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