Representation of self and socioemotional competence in kindergartners: Differential and combined effects of attachment to mother and to father

Child Development

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 183-201

  Verschueren, Karine ^a   Marcoen, Alfons ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION;

AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0032603975     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00014     Document Type: Article

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