Adult attachment style and parental responsiveness during a stressful event

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-52

  Edelstein, Robin S ^a   Alexander, Kristen Weede ^b   Shaver, Phillip R ^a   Schaaf, Jennifer M ^b   Quas, Jodi A ^b   Lovas, Gretchen S ^b   Goodman, Gail S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Faculty Research Grant ^*

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Children; Emotional availability; Parental responsiveness; Self report; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INOCULATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; OBSERVATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542376115     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146167303100001659584     Document Type: Review

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