Adult Attachment, Parent Emotion, and Observed Parenting Behavior: Mediator and Moderator Models

Child Development

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 110-122

  Adam, Emma K ^a   Gunnar, Megan R ^b   Tanaka, Akiko ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Wilder Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 1642270719     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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