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ERIC Number: EJ534619
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Depressed Mothers' Touching Increases Infants' Positive Affect and Attention in Still-Face Interactions.
Pelaez-Nogueras, Martha; And Others
Child Development, v67 n4 p1780-92 Aug 1996
Investigated effects of depressed mothers' touching on their infants' behavior during still-face situation. Subjects were 48 mothers and their 3-month-old infants. Findings suggested that by providing touch stimulation for their infants, depressed mothers can increase infants' positive affect and compensate for negative effects often resulting from their typical lack of affectivity during interactions. (MOK)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attention, Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems, Infants, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Play
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Physical Contact; Touching