Interparental relationship dynamics and cardiac vagal functioning in infancy

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 530-544

  Graham, Alice M ^a   Ablow, Jennifer C ^a   Measelle, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Emotional development; Infant; Interparental relationship; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART FUNCTION; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INTERPARENTAL RELATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; TEMPERAMENT; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS TONE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEMPERAMENT; VAGUS NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649868545     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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