Separation anxiety in first-time mothers: Infant behavioral reactivity and maternal parenting self-efficacy as contributors

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 294-301

  Hsu, Hui Chin ^a   Sung, Jihyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant behavioral reactivity; Maternal parenting self efficacy; Maternal separation anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

ADULT; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SELF EFFICACY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40649085826     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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