Infant and mother-infant play and the presence of the television

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-83

  Masur, Elise Frank ^a   Flynn, Valerie ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AURORA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological validity; Infant play; Mother child interaction; Observational research; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749106669     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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