Enhancing maternal sensitivity and infant attachment security with video feedback: An exploratory study in Italy

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 53-61

  Cassibba, Rosalinda ^a   Castoro, Germana ^a   Costantino, Elisabetta ^a   Sette, Giovanna ^a   Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84920913978     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21486     Document Type: Article

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