Development and preliminary validation of the caregiving behavior system: Association with child attachment classification in the preschool Strange Situation

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-102

  Britner, Preston A ^a   Marvin, Robert S ^b   Pianta, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Caregiving; Classification; Maternal behavior; Preschool; Rating scales

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EPILEPSY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SECURITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CAREGIVERS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 17144376728     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730500039861     Document Type: Article

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