Abstract
Facial expressions were examined in 84 3-month-old infants of mothers classified as depressed, nondepressed, or low scoring on the Beck Depression Inventory. Mother-infant dyads were videotaped during a 3-min face-to-face play interaction, and the videotapes were coded by using the AFFEX facial expression coding system. Infants of both depressed and low-scoring mothers showed significantly more sadness and anger expressions and fewer interest expressions than infants of nondepressed mothers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 986-988 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Developmental Psychology |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Nov 1 1993 |
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- Life-span and Life-course Studies
- Demography
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Facial Expressivity in Infants of Depressed Mothers. / Pickens, Jeffrey; Field, Tiffany M.
In: Developmental Psychology, Vol. 29, No. 6, 01.11.1993, p. 986-988.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - Facial expressions were examined in 84 3-month-old infants of mothers classified as depressed, nondepressed, or low scoring on the Beck Depression Inventory. Mother-infant dyads were videotaped during a 3-min face-to-face play interaction, and the videotapes were coded by using the AFFEX facial expression coding system. Infants of both depressed and low-scoring mothers showed significantly more sadness and anger expressions and fewer interest expressions than infants of nondepressed mothers.
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