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Are temperamental differences in babies associated with predictable differences in care giving?
Author(s) -
Crockenberg Susan B.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219863105
Subject(s) - temperament , developmental psychology , psychology , independence (probability theory) , personality , clinical psychology , social psychology , statistics , mathematics
Several models predict associations of different kinds between infant temperament and maternal care‐giving. The research relevant to testing these models is inconclusive. Research designs that ensure behavioral independence of infants and maternal behavior are discussed.