Developmental correlates and predictors of emotional availability in mother-child interaction: A longitudinal study from infancy to middle childhood

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-78

  Easterbrooks, M Ann ^a   Bureau, Jean Francois ^b   Lyons Ruth, Karlen ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84856627529     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579411000666     Document Type: Article

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