## Abstract This study examined the effects of infant sex, maternal postnatal depression, and maternal interactive style on infant sensitivity to maternal negative emotional shifts. Faceβtoβface interactions of 68 motherβinfant dyads were analyzed at 8 and 18 weeks. Twentyβfive (28%) mothers had po
Conflict and depression predict maternal sensitivity to infant cries
β Scribed by Wilberta L. Donovan; Lewis A. Leavitt; Reghan O. Walsh
- Book ID
- 114128723
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-6383
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