Infant holding side biases displayed by fathers in maternity hospitals

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-10

  Scola, Céline ^a   Vauclair, Jacques ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Fatherhood; Infant holding biases; Laterality; Newborn; Perception of emotions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77949349024     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830903190938     Document Type: Article

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