Dyadic Synchrony in Parent-Child Interactions: A Link with Maternal Representations of Attachment Relationships

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-264

  Crandell, Lisa E ^a,c   Fitzgerald, Hiram E ^b   Whipple, Ellen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001408746     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0355(199723)18:3<247::AID-IMHJ2>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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