A Cross-cultural Study of Preschoolers' Attachment: Security and Sensitivity in Japanese and US Dyads

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 141-159

  Mizuta, Ichiro ^a   Zahn Waxler, Carolyn ^b   Cole, Pamela M ^c   Hiruma, Noriko ^d  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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EID: 0038742190     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016502549601900111     Document Type: Article

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