Antecedents of boundary disturbances in families with young children: Intergenerational transmission and parent-infant caregiving patterns

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 85-110

  Hazen, Nancy ^a   Jacobvitz, Deborah ^b   McFarland, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attachment; Boundary disturbances; Family interactions; Intergenerational transmission

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY STRESS; GUILT; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PSYCHODYNAMICS; ROLE PLAYING; ROLE REVERSAL; SELF ESTEEM; STATISTICS; TRIANGULATION;

EID: 30044449711     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v05n02_05     Document Type: Article

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