Fear and positive affectivity in infancy: Convergence/discrepancy between parent-report and laboratory-based indicators

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-238

  Gartstein, Maria A ^a   Marmion, Julia ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear; Infancy; Positive affectivity; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL DEPRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; TEMPERAMENT;

FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 40649126179     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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