A latent growth examination of fear development in infancy: Contributions of maternal depression and the risk for toddler anxiety

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 651-668

  Gartstein, Maria A ^a   Bridgett, David J ^b   Rothbart, Mary K ^c   Robertson, Christopher ^d   Iddins, Erin ^a   Ramsay, Kristin ^a   Schlect, Sarah ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental psychopathology; Fearfulness; Infancy; Latent growth modeling; Parental attributes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77954854485     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018898     Document Type: Article

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