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Patterns of Parent-Child Interaction in a Cross-Cultural Perspective

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The Behavior of Human Infants

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The patterns of parenting, in particular early mother-child interaction, have been a focal point of interest for psychoanalysts, anthropologists and psychologists, who all agree that early in childhood the foundation is laid for the development of personality traits.

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Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. (1983). Patterns of Parent-Child Interaction in a Cross-Cultural Perspective. In: Oliverio, A., Zappella, M. (eds) The Behavior of Human Infants. Ettore Majorana International Science Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3784-3_9

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