Yale University
The purpose of this research study is to learn more about mother-infant interactions, including how infants experience different types of touch.
Inclusion Criteria: * Mothers aged 21-45 years of infants aged 4-6 months * English-speaking * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Mothers of infants who have severe health or developmental disorders; * Mothers evidencing the presence of severe psychiatric symptoms (e.g., disorganized speech, reporting delusions) * Persons incapable of giving informed consent * Mothers reporting recent substance use as determined by the ASI Lite * Mothers of infants who present with neurological impairments (e.g., epilepsy/seizures)
All infant participants will receive CT-optimal touch, non-CT optimal touch, and no stroking touch condition
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