Origins of mothers' and fathers' beliefs about infant crying

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 467-474

  Leerkes, Esther M ^a   Parade, Stephanie H ^a   Burney, Regan V ^a  

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

Author keywords

Crying; Family of origin; Infants; Parental beliefs; Parental sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649513687     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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