The effect of secure attachment state and infant facial expressions on childless adults’ parental motivation

This study examined the association between infant facial expressions and parental motivation as well as the interaction between attachment state and expressions. Two-hundred eighteen childless adults (Mage=19.22, 118 males, 100 females) were recruited. Participants completed the Chinese version of...

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Main Authors: Fangyuan Ding, Dajun Zhang, Gang Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01237/full