Attachment classification and infant responsiveness during interactions

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-143

  Tarabulsy, George M ^a   Tessier, Réjean ^b   Gagnon, Jocelyne ^b   Piché, Christiane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attachment; Contingency; Infancy; Interaction; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029686699     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(96)90051-X     Document Type: Article

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