Nighttime maternal responsiveness and infant attachment at one year

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 347-363

  Higley, Elizabeth ^a   Dozier, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Infants; Maternal responsiveness; Nighttime; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SLEEP; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SLEEP; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350445940     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730903016979     Document Type: Article

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