Affect contagion between Mothers and Infants: Examining valence and touch

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 146, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1043-1051

  Waters, Sara F ^a   West, Tessa V ^b   Karnilowicz, Helena R ^c   Mendes, Wendy Berry ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect transmission; Emotional synchrony; Mother infant dyads; Physiologic covariation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TOUCH;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; TOUCH;

EID: 85021188909     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000322     Document Type: Article

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