RE: mother-infant interaction, maternal sensitivity and stress and child abuse

["Susan Ann Cole" <sacole@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try the attachment literature re: these issues. If you want information
specific to infants in foster care, I have done research in this area
looking at factors that affect attachment relationships in kin and
unrelated providers.

Susan A. Cole, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
1207 W. Oregon Street, mc-140
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-5231
Fax: (217) 244-5220


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu] On Behalf Of AH
Merali
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 2:34 PM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: mother-infant interaction, maternal sensitivity and stress and
child abuse

Dear all,
Does anyone have any suggestions of literature relevant to mother-infant
interaction, maternal sensitivity and stress?  And these factors in
relation to child abuse?
many many thanks