Parent conflict predicts infants' vagal regulation in social interaction

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-33

  Moore, Ginger A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 77950940777     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095457940999023X     Document Type: Article

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