Mother- Versus Infant-Centered Correlates of Maternal Mind-Mindedness in the First Year of Life

Infancy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-165

  Meins, Elizabeth ^a   Fernyhough, Charles ^a   Arnott, Bronia ^a   Turner, Michelle ^a   Leekam, Susan R ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL MIND MINDEDNESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 79551490367     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: 15327078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2010.00039.x     Document Type: Article

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