Developmental history of care and control, depression and anger: Correlates of maternal sensitivity in toddlerhood

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-123

  Burrous, C Emma ^a   Crockenberg, Susan C ^a   Leerkes, Esther M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 67650688422     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20206     Document Type: Article

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