Patterns of developmental change in infants' nighttime sleep awakenings from 6 through 36 months of age

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1511-1528

  Weinraub, Marsha ^a   Friedman, Sarah L ^b   Knoke, Bonnie ^c   Houts, Renate ^d   Bender, Randall H ^c   Susman, Elizabeth J ^e   Bradley, Robert ^f   Williams, Jason ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute for Public Research   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Breastfeeding; Infant sleep awakenings; Maternal sensitivity; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; TEMPERAMENT; WAKEFULNESS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; TEMPERAMENT; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84874339173     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027680     Document Type: Article

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