Maternal sensitivity to infants in various settings predicts harsh discipline in toddlerhood

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-117

  Joosen, Katharina J ^a   Mesman, Judi ^a   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^a   van IJzendoorn, Marinus H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

harsh discipline; infancy; longitudinal; maternal sensitivity; observation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEMPERAMENT; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PUNISHMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858668612     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2012.661217     Document Type: Article

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