The role of infant soothability in the relation between infant negativity and maternal sensitivity.
Maternal perceptions of infant soothability moderated the relation between negative infant temperament and maternal sensitivity. Infant negative temperament and maternal sensitivity were significantly positively related when maternal perception of infant soothability was high and significantly negatively related when maternal perception of infant soothability was low.
Ghera
Melissa M
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Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA. mghera@umd.edu
Hane
Amie Ashley
AA
Malesa
Elizabeth E
EE
Fox
Nathan A
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D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009043:Motor Activity; D013694:Temperament
D015415:Biomarkers