Prior research described three stable patterns of organized behavior employed by infants to
manage stressful interactive situations with their mothers in the Face-to-Face Still-Face …

Research conducted over the last few decades has consistently highlighted the importance
of the quality of infant attachment to primary caregivers in the fostering of positive child …

This paper provides an overview of an interdisciplinary programme of research started more
than 20 years ago at the University of Tokyo. A major aim of this programme was (and still is) …

Background: There are many studies on mother-child-bonding with little theoretical doubt
that better bonding may have a positive effect on further social development. However, there …

The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between maternal representations and
the quality of mother–infant interaction in a group of preterm and full-term infants. The study …

Abstract The Face-to-Face Still-Face (FFSF) paradigm allows to study the mother–infant
dyad as a dynamic system coping with social stress perturbations. The State Space Grid …

Objective. The current study investigated the role of infant temperament in stability and
change in coparenting behavior across the infant's first year. Specifically, bidirectional …

Parpal and Maccoby demonstrated that responsive maternal play increases children's
compliance. They suggested that positive mood induction might be one mechanism …

The neonatal period in humans and in most mammals is characterized by intense mother-
young interactions favoring pair bonding and the adaptation of neonates to their new …

This study investigated main and moderating effects of mother parity on maternal attitudes
and behaviors. In a sample of 87 mothers with 5-month-old infants, relations between …