A longitudinal investigation of maternal touching across the first 6 months of life: age and context effects.
The types of touch used by 12 mothers with their 1-, 3- and 5.5-month-old infants were examined longitudinally during two different interaction contexts lasting 5 min each. Changes in maternal touching as a function of infants' age and interaction context were revealed.
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Amélie D L
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Centre for Research in Human Development, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, PY-170, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ameliejea@yahoo.com
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Dale M
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Fogel
Alan
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D000375:Aging; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002657:Child Development; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D014110:Touch