A concept analysis of parent-infant attachment

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1071-1081

  Goulet, Céline ^a   Bell, Linda ^b   Tribble, Denise St Cyr ^b   Paul, Denise ^b   Lang, Ariella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acquaintance; Attachment; Childbearing families; Concept analysis; Infant; Nursing knowledge; Parent; Parent infant relationship; Perinatal; Theory building

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NURSING THEORY; OBJECT RELATION; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CANADA; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NURSING THEORY; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUEBEC;

EID: 0032196950     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00815.x     Document Type: Article

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