Shared pleasure in early mother-infant interaction: Predicting lower levels of emotional and behavioral problems in the child and protecting against the influence of parental psychopathology

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 223-237

  Mäntymaa, Mirjami ^a   Puura, Kaija ^b   Luoma, Ilona ^b   Latva, Reija ^b   Salmelin, Raili K ^b   Tamminen, Tuula ^b  

^a SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; PARENTAL STRESS; PLEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SHARED PLEASURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; EMOTION; MENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84925136507     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21505     Document Type: Article

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