A comparison of dyadic interactions and coping with still-face in healthy pre-term and full-term infants

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 347-368

  Montirosso, Rosario ^a   Borgatti, Renato ^a   Trojan, Sabina ^b   Zanini, Rinaldo ^b   Tronick, Ed ^c,d,e  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; ITALY; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 77953419124     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151009X416429     Document Type: Article

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