title: Planned conception and infant functioning at age three months: a cross-cultural study.
abstract: The conceptions of 53 American and 54 Greek infants were categorized as planned or unplanned on the basis of mothers' reports. At age three months in both cultural groups, infants in the planned category showed higher levels of cognitive processing and attachment to their mothers than did infants in the unplanned category, as shown by their differential vocal responses to mothers versus a female stranger.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Roe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drivas
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012931:Social Environment