Maternal Emotional Availability at Bedtime Predicts Infant Sleep Quality

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 307-315

  Teti, Douglas M ^a   Kim, Bo Ram ^a   Mayer, Gail ^a   Countermine, Molly ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emotional availability; infants; sleep quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; VIDEORECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD;

EID: 77953709457     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019306     Document Type: Article

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