The calming effect of maternal carrying in different mammalian species

The calming effect of maternal carrying in different mammalian species

Attachment theory postulates that mothers and their infants possess some basic physiological mechanisms that favour their dyadic interaction and bonding. Many studies have focused on the maternal physiological mechanisms that promote attachment (e.g. mothers’ automatic responses to infant faces and/...

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Main Authors: Gianluca eEsposito, Peipei eSetoh, Sachine eYoshida, Kumi O. Kuroda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Mother-Child Relations
mother-infant interaction
Mother-infant bonding
Transport response
Attacchment
Maternal Carrying
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00445/full

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