Mother's affection at 8 months predicts emotional distress in adulthood: errors in interpretation

1 This claim is substantively based on an association they found (using regression analyses) between a measure of observed maternal affection towards their child at the age of 8 months, derived from archival data supplied by the National Collaborative Perinatal Project, and a measure of emotional fu...

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Published inJournal of epidemiology and community health (1979) Vol. 65; no. 4; p. 384
Main Author Francis, Andrew J P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.04.2011
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Adult
Affective Symptoms - epidemiology
Age
Bias
Childhood development
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Emotions
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Infant
Influence
Mental Health
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers - psychology
parental bonding
psychology
psychopathology
Research methodology
Risk Factors
Stress, Psychological
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Summary:1 This claim is substantively based on an association they found (using regression analyses) between a measure of observed maternal affection towards their child at the age of 8 months, derived from archival data supplied by the National Collaborative Perinatal Project, and a measure of emotional functioning (Symptom Checklist-90) completed by these children when they were subsequently followed up at a mean age of 34 years.
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DOI:10.1136/jech.2010.122804