Journal article
Cortisol, Hedonics, and Maternal Responsiveness in Human Mothers
Abstract
New mothers are more attracted to the body odor of newborn infants than are nonmothers. In this study we investigated the relation of postpartum hormones and of prior experience with infants to this enhanced maternal attraction to infant odors. New mothers were asked to complete a hedonics task, using a pleasantness scale to provide an attraction score to different odorants presented on a cotton substrate in a 1-pt Baskin-Robbins container. …
Authors
Fleming AS; Steiner M; Corter C
Journal
Hormones and Behavior, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 85–98
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 1997
DOI
10.1006/hbeh.1997.1407
ISSN
0018-506X