A longitudinal examination of verbal reassurance during infant immunization: Occurrence and examination of emotional availability as a potential moderator

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 935-944

  Racine, Nicole M ^a   Pillai Riddell, Rebecca R ^a,b   Flora, David ^a   Garfield, Hartley ^b   Greenberg, Saul ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

emotional availability; immunization; infant pain; verbal reassurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VACCINATION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PAIN; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 84866388578     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss066     Document Type: Article

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