A new method of evaluating attachment representations in young school-age children: The Manchester Child Attachment Story Task

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-70

  Green, Jonathan ^a   Stanley, Charlie ^b   Smith, Vicky ^b   Goldwyn, Ruth ^b  

^a BOOTH HALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attachment representation; Child; Internal working model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; RECREATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034173341     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146167300361318     Document Type: Article

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