Early Father Involvement Moderates Biobehavioral Susceptibility to Mental Health Problems in Middle Childhood
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 28 November 2006
W. Thomas Boyce, Marilyn J. Essex, Abbey Alkon, H. Hill Goldsmith, Helena C. Kraemer, David J. Kupfer
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Among children experiencing minimal paternal caretaking in infancy, heightened biobehavioral sensitivity to social contexts may be an important predisposing factor for the emergence of mental health symptoms in middle childhood.
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Among children experiencing minimal paternal caretaking in infancy, heightened biobehavioral sensitivity to social contexts may be an important predisposing factor for the emergence of mental health symptoms in middle childhood. Such predispositions may be exacerbated by the presence of maternal depression.
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