Prematurity Stereotyping: Effects on Mother-Infant Interaction.

Stern, Marilyn; Hildebrandt, Katherine A.

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ERIC Number: EJ337928

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1986

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Prematurity Stereotyping: Effects on Mother-Infant Interaction.

Stern, Marilyn; Hildebrandt, Katherine A.

Child Development, v57 n2 p308-15 Apr 1986

Demonstrates that a mother's perceptions of and behavior toward an infant can be influenced by knowing whether the infant was born prematurely or full-term. Differences in maternal behavior arising from this knowledge appear to produce differences in the infant's behavior. (HOD)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Perception, Premature Infants, Responses, Stereotypes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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