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Precepts and Practices: Researching Identity Formation among Indian Hindu Adolescents in the United States.
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Miller, Barbara D. – New Directions for Child Development, 1995
Presents general comments on economic, political and demographic features of Indian Hindu community in the United States. Describes preliminary findings on precepts and practices related to identity formation among Indian Hindu youth. Highlights practices related to dress and hair behaviors and gender differences. Presents questions for further…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs
Face-to-Face Interactions of Depressed Mothers and Their Infants.
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Cohn, Jeffrey F.; And Others – New Directions for Child Development, 1986
Studies the communication of affect between depressed mothers and their infants and its relation to infant socioemotional and cognitive development through face-to-face interaction. Findings indicate that there are correspondences between the behavior of depressed mothers and their infants. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Child Development
The Depressed Mother and Her One-Year-Old Infant: Environment, Interaction, Attachment, and Infant Development.
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Lyons-Ruth, Karlen; And Others – New Directions for Child Development, 1986
Study findings indicate that maternal depression is prevalent among low-income mothers with infants. Depressed mothers are more likely than nondepressed mothers to show hostile and intrusive behavior toward their infants, and infants of depressed mothers are more likely to exhibit slowed development and unstable avoidance attachment behaviors.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Child Development