"Maternal Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The behavior patterns associated with or characteristic of a mother.
| Descriptor ID |
D008425
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.370.215
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| Concept/Terms |
Maternal Behavior- Maternal Behavior
- Behavior, Maternal
- Behaviors, Maternal
- Maternal Behaviors
Maternal Care Patterns- Maternal Care Patterns
- Care Pattern, Maternal
- Care Patterns, Maternal
- Maternal Care Pattern
- Pattern, Maternal Care
- Patterns, Maternal Care
- Maternal Patterns of Care
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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A longitudinal examination of factors predicting maternal permissiveness toward underage student drinking across the first three years of college. Addict Behav. 2025 Apr; 163:108244.
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Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder Severity and Parenting Behaviors During Conflict Discussions With Adolescent Offspring. J Pers Disord. 2024 Jun; 38(3):284-300.
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Testing the Link Between Mothers' General Reflective Function Capacity and Adolescent Borderline Personality Features: Perceived Parenting Behaviors as a Potential Mechanism. J Pers Disord. 2021 Jun; 35(Suppl B):56-73.
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Association between generational status and smoking behaviors before and during pregnancy among Hispanic women. Addict Behav. 2020 05; 104:106310.
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Child internalizing problems and mother-child discrepancies in maternal rejection: Evidence for bidirectional associations. J Fam Psychol. 2018 Mar; 32(2):229-239.
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Behavioral effects of early life maternal trauma witness in rats. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2018 Feb 02; 81:80-87.
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Live maternal speech and singing have beneficial effects on hospitalized preterm infants. Acta Paediatr. 2013 Oct; 102(10):1017-20.