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The depressed mother and her one‐year‐old infant: Environment, interaction, attachment, and infant development
Author(s) -
LyonsRuth Karlen,
Zoll David,
Connell David,
Grunebaum Henry U.
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.23219863407
Subject(s) - psychology , strange situation , developmental psychology , infant development , depression (economics) , child development , attachment theory , economics , macroeconomics
Maternal depression is a prevalent symptom among lowincome mothers with infants. Depressed mothers are more likely than nonde pressed mothers to show hostile and intrusive behavior toward their infants, and infants of depressed mothers are more likely to exhibit slowed development and unstable, avoidant attachment behaviors.