The relationship between maternal self-esteem, maternal competence, infant temperament and post-partum blues

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 388-397

  Denis, A ^a   Ponsin, M ^b   Callahan, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b Université de Toulouse II Le Mirail   (France)

Author keywords

infant temperament; maternal competence; maternal self esteem; post partum blues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL SELF REPORT INVENTORY; MOTHER AND BABY SCALE; PERCEPTION; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SELF ESTEEM; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84869177392     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2012.718751     Document Type: Article

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