VAGAL TONE IN INFANTS OF DEPRESSED MOTHERS
VAGAL TONE IN INFANTS OF DEPRESSED MOTHERS
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DOI：
10.1017/s0954579400006465
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发表时间：
1995-03-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
GONZALEZ, J
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作者：
FIELD, T;PICKENS, J;GONZALEZ, J
Emotional reactivity and expressivity in infants have been previously correlated with vagal tone. This study investigated vagal tone of 3- and 6-month-old infants of depressed mothers. Vagal tone did not differ for infants of depressed versus nondepressed mothers at 3 months, but lower vagal tone was noted in infants of depressed versus nondepressed mothers at 6 months. The developmental increase in vagal tone that occurred between 3 and 6 months for infants of nondepressed mothers did not occur for infants of depressed mothers. Correlation analyses suggested that higher vagal tone at 6 months was related to more vocalizations and more optimal neurological scores.
