Maternal psychological state and infant’s temperament at three months

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 520-534

  Della Vedova, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

attachment; newborn behaviour; postnatal depression; pregnancy; psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANTENATAL DEPRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BONDING WITH PARENTS; MATERNAL PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE; MATERNAL STRESS; MOOD; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TEMPERAMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

EID: 84920143811     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2014.947472     Document Type: Article

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