Evaluations and orientations in mother-child narratives as a function of attachment security: A longitudinal investigation

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 230-245

  Newcombe, Rhiannon ^a   Reese, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 2442684346     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250344000460     Document Type: Article

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