Investigating the association between parental reflective functioning and distress tolerance in motherhood

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 40, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-63

  Rutherford, Helena J V ^a   Booth, Cortney R ^a   Luyten, Patrick ^b,d   Bridgett, David J ^c   Mayes, Linda C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect regulation; Baby simulator BSIM; Distress tolerance; Motherhood; Parental reflective functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISTRESS TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL REFLECTIVE FUNCTIONING; PARENTHOOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84930221761     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: 19348800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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