Parental perception of infant temperament: Does parents' joint attachment matter?

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-182

  Pesonen, Anu Katriina ^a   Räikkönen, Katri ^a   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a   Strandberg, Timo ^a   Järvenpää, Anna Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Attachment reciprocity; Attachment related perception; Joint attachment; Maternal perception; Paternal perception; Perception of temperament; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY; FATHER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0037398580     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(03)00015-8     Document Type: Article

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