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| A ScherSummaryAffiliation: University of Haifa Country: Israel Publications
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Sleep quality, cortisol levels, and behavioral regulation in toddlersAnat Scher
Faculty of Education, Department of Counseling and Human Development, University of Haifa, Haifa, Mount Carmel 31905, Israel
Dev Psychobiol 52:44-53. 2010....
Maternal separation anxiety as a regulator of infants' sleepAnat Scher
Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 49:618-25. 2008..The regulation of infants' sleep is determined not only by biological factors but by relational aspects too. This study focused on maternal separation anxiety and examined its association with sleep-wake regulation at 10 months of age...
Sleep difficulties in infants at risk for developmental delays: a longitudinal studyAnat Scher
Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
J Pediatr Psychol 33:396-405. 2008..We compared the sleep of infants at risk for neuromotor delays to that of infants without such risks, and examined the predictive validity of risk indicators to the development of sleep problems...
Locomotion and nightwakingA Scher
Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel
Child Care Health Dev 31:685-91. 2005..In this study we addressed the association between two major achievements of infancy: independent locomotion and 'sleeping through the night'...
Parenting anxiety and stress: does gender play a part at 3 months of age?Anat Scher
Department of Education, University of Haifa, Israel
J Genet Psychol 166:203-13. 2005..g., stress). These findings are in line with a multidetermined model of parenting...
Infant sleep at 10 months of age as a window to cognitive developmentAnat Scher
Department of Education, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
Early Hum Dev 81:289-92. 2005....
Attachment and sleep: a study of night waking in 12-month-old infantsA Scher
Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel
Dev Psychobiol 38:274-85. 2001..Among this group of non-risk infants, sleep characteristics were only marginally associated with the quality of the child's attachment relationship...
Mothers of anxious/ambivalent infants: maternal characteristics and child-care contextA Scher
Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel
Child Dev 71:1629-39. 2000..The findings are discussed in light of the importance of considering distal factors such as maternal attitudes and general caregiving strategy in clarifying the antecedents of attachment patterns...
Object concept and sleep regulationA Scher
Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel
Percept Mot Skills 91:402-4. 2000..It was found that 9-mo.-old infants with a more advanced object concept had significantly fewer sleep difficulties compared to infants with lower level of object permanence...
Mother's attachment concerns regarding spouse and infant's temperament as modulators of maternal separation anxietyO Mayseless
Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 41:917-25. 2000..In addition, secure mothers, namely, mothers low in fear of abandonment and in fear of being dependent, increased their maternal separation anxiety as a function of their infant's perceived unadaptability...
Maternal separation anxiety in infancy: precursors and outcomesA Scher
Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 29:103-11. 1998..Although not designed as a clinical study, the present results highlight important psychological constructs and measurements which may be relevant for assessment and intervention...
The relationship between sleep and temperament revisited: evidence for 12-month-olds: a research noteA Scher
University of Haifa, Israel
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 39:785-8. 1998..Alternatively, however, the marginal relationship between sleep and temperament demonstrated in the present study may reflect the limitation of maternal perception as a source for temperament assessment...
Measuring developmentally appropriate practice in neonatal intensive care unitsO Atun-Einy
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel
J Perinatol 28:218-25. 2008..The aim of the study was to develop a tool for measuring the various domains of a developmentally appropriate practice in the NICU environment, and to assess its implementation in Israel...
