Title in English: Infant crying
The publication is concerned with the topic of infant crying. The research objective of the study was to determine whether the perception of infant crying is influenced by psychological characteristics of the mother. The data on 310 women were collected during their pregnancy and after delivery. Maternal psychological characteristics were obtained from self-report questionnaires during the first data collection (3rd trimester).The data about infant’s crying behaviour were obtained during the second data collection (between 4th and 8th week after delivery).The second data collection also included the original questionnaire Feelings about Infant Crying and Infant Crying Characteristics. The relationships between maternal characteristics and their perception of infant crying were significant.
