Using Mothers versus Trained Observers in Assessing Children's Secure Base Behavior: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations

Child Development

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 597-605

  Teti, Douglas M ^a   McGourty, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; OBJECT RELATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0030117115     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01753.x     Document Type: Article

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