Different amounts of protest in 4-month-old infants of depressed vs. non-depressed mothers

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    Abstract

    Amount of vocal protest was measured in 4-month-old infants of depressed vs. non-depressed mothers during 10 minute face-to-face interaction. The sample consisted of two groups of mothers with their infants: depressed (n=17) and non-depressed (n=49), in total N=66. Vocal protest was measured using PRAAT phonetic software and manual, reliable coding. Results showed that infants of depressed mothers expressed a lower amount of vocal protest compared to infants of non-depressed mothers as measured in mean percentage of time (p <.001).
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication date2014
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    Event14th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Duration: 14 Jun 201418 Jun 2014
    Conference number: 14th

    Conference

    Conference14th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health
    Number14th
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityEdinburgh
    Period14/06/201418/06/2014

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