Differentiating among insecure mother-infant attachment classifications: A focus on child-friend interaction and exploration during solitary play at 36 months

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-164

  McElwain, Nancy L ^a   Cox, Martha J ^b   Burchinal, Margaret R ^b   Macfie, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Avoidance; Early experience; Exploration; Friendship; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 0037713315     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1461673031000108513     Document Type: Review

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