Testing a maternal attachment model of behavior problems in early childhood

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 765-778

  McCartney, Kathleen ^a,f   Owen, Margaret Tresch ^b   Booth, Cathryn L ^c   Clarke Stewart, Alison ^d   Vandell, Deborah Lowe ^e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Behavior problems; Child Behavior Checklist; Maternal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISORIENTATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 2342421381     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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