Stability of attachment during the preschool period

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 773-783

  Moss, Ellen ^a   Cyr, Chantal ^a   Bureau, Jean François ^a   Tarabulsy, George M ^b   Dubois Comtois, Karine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family risk; Mother child interaction; Preschool; School age; Stability of attachment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 25844498366     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.41.5.773     Document Type: Article

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