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Maternal emotional signals, social referencing, and infants' reactions to strangers
Author(s) -
Boccia Maria,
Campos Joseph J.
Publication year - 1989
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.23219894404
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , child development
Abstract Young children's emotional reactions are often affected by the emotional reactions of those around them. Empathy may account for the phenomenon of social referencing.