| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 917640 | Infant Behavior and Development | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Three-month-old infants of depressed (n = 16) and non-depressed mothers (n = 16) were habituated to video clips of a female model reciting phrases while posing happy or sad facial/vocal expressions and dishabituated to the alternate expressions. Overall, infants of depressed mothers took longer to habituate the video clips compared to infants of non-depressed mothers, and those assigned to habituate the sad video clips displayed a novelty response or dishabituated to the happy expressions. These findings suggest that 3-month-old infants of depressed mothers discriminate sad from happy expressions, however, they do not appear to perceive sad expressions as novel.
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Authors
Maria Hernandez-Reif, Tiffany Field, Miguel Diego, Yanexy Vera, Jeff Pickens,