Temperament and Sleep Characteristics in Two-Month-Old Infants
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Much interest has been raised in potential interactions between infant temperament and his/her behavioural characteristics during sleep. Although during wakefulness, temperament characteristics become more sharply focused and measurable, it has been argued that there is no true independence between these two state-specific behaviours (1,2). This may seem particularly true for the very young infants in whom neurological states called "sleep" and "wakefulness" are relatively indifferent (3). Problem sleeplessness in the infants and children may result from behavioral abnormalities (4), and although some authors doubted whether temperament characteristics might be helpful to discriminate between good and poor sleeping infants (5), specific infant behavioral styles were implicated to certain sleep disturbances (1). However, it is largely Temperament and Sleep Characteristics in Two-Month-Old Infants
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تاریخ انتشار 2004