A Longitudinal Study of Q-sort Attachment Security and Self-processes at Age 5

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-104

  Clark, Sharon E ^a   Symons, Douglas K ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Self concept; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034399090     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-7219(200006)9:2<91::AID-ICD218>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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