The concordance between mother-infant attachment at 18 months and maternal attachment 10 years later among married and single mothers

Irish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 154-170

  Gaffney, Maureen ^a,d   Greene, Sheila M ^a   Wieczorek Deering, Dorit ^b   Nugent, J Kevin ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d National Economic and Social Forum   (Ireland)

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EID: 0034561502     PISSN: 03033910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2000.10558249     Document Type: Article

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