Attachment and adolescent depression: The impact of early attachment experiences

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 409-424

  Shaw, Samantha K ^a   Dallos, Rudi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attachment; Culture; Depression; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 31144478686     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730500365902     Document Type: Article

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