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Parent-infant Touch

Parent-Infant Touch is a dyadic tactile interaction construct within developmental haptics that specifically characterizes the affective, regulatory, and communicative touch behaviors exchanged between a caregiver and infant during early ontogeny.

87

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5.7K

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249

Authors

113

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2017–2026

20

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87

Comparison of Skin-to-Skin (Kangaroo) and Traditional Care: Parenting Outcomes and Preterm Infant Development

Ruth Feldman, Arthur I. Eidelman, Lea Sirota et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2002 · 639 citations

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Touch attenuates infants’ physiological reactivity to stress

Ruth Feldman, Magi Singer, Orna Zagoory · Developmental Science · 2009 · 439 citations

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Play Behavior in the Year-Old Infant: Early Sex Differences

Susan Goldberg, Michael Lewis · Child Development · 1969 · 327 citations

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Touch: Its Communicative Functions in Infancy

Matthew J. Hertenstein · Human Development · 2002 · 294 citations

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Testing a family intervention hypothesis: The contribution of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact (kangaroo care) to family interaction, proximity, and touch.

Ruth Feldman, Aron Weller, Lea Sirota et al. · Journal of Family Psychology · 2003 · 233 citations

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Authors

249

  1. DM
    Dale M. Stack

    Concordia University, Canada

    14 publications · 765 citations

    14

    h-index

  2. TF
    Tiffany Field

    University of Miami, United States

    6 publications · 359 citations

    6

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  3. RF
    Ruth Feldman

    Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    5 publications · 1.5K citations

    5

    h-index

  4. IM
    Irene Mantis

    Concordia University, Canada

    4 publications · 152 citations

    4

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  5. AD
    Amélie D.L. Jean

    Concordia University, Canada

    4 publications · 248 citations

    4

    h-index

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Institutions

113

  1. Concordia University

    Montreal, Canada

    13 h-index

    36 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    492 citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    422 citations

  4. Bar-Ilan University

    Ramat Gan, Israel

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    3.2K citations

  5. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    46 citations

  6. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    191 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    324 citations

  8. Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    174 citations

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Venues

  1. Infant Behavior and Development

    14 publications · 570 citations

    13

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  2. Developmental Psychology

    5 publications · 427 citations

    5

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  3. Infant and Child Development

    4 publications · 168 citations

    4

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  4. Infancy

    4 publications · 199 citations

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  5. PEDIATRICS

    3 publications · 881 citations

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