Exploring Maternal Representations During Pregnancy in Normal and At-Risk Samples: The Use of the Interview of Maternal Representations During Pregnancy

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Ammaniti, Massimo ^a   Tambelli, Renata ^a   Odorisio, Flaminia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FANTASY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; INTERVIEW OF MATERNAL REPRESENTATIONS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBLIMIN ROTATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VALIDITY;

EID: 84872297036     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21357     Document Type: Article

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