Mother-infant teaching interactions and attachment security in Euro-American and Central-American immigrant families

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-174

  Schölmerich, Axel ^b   Lamb, Michael E ^a   Leyendecker, Birgit ^b   Fracasso, Maria P ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attachment security; Didactic interaction; Hispanic families; Mother infant interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031120327     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(97)90019-9     Document Type: Article

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