The role of infant soothability in the relation between infant negativity and maternal sensitivity.

Infant Behav Dev

Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA.

Published: April 2006

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2005.09.003DOI Listing

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