Attachment patterns across multiple family relationships in adulthood: Associations with maternal depression

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 735-751

  Dickstein, Susan ^a,c   Seifer, Ronald ^a   Albus, Kathleen E ^b   Magee, Karin Dodge ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c E P BRADLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY STRESS; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 16644388145     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579404004754     Document Type: Article

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