Correlates of attachment at age 3: Construct validity of the preschool attachment classification system

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-334

  Moss, Ellen ^a   Bureau, Jean François ^a   Cyr, Chantal ^a   Mongeau, Chantal ^a   St Laurent, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD REARING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 2442520260     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.40.3.323     Document Type: Article

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