Maternal resolution of child diagnosis: Stability and relations with child attachment across the toddler to preschooler transition

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-107

  Barnett, Douglas ^a,g   Clements, Melissa ^a,b   Kaplan Estrin, Melissa ^a   McCaskill, John W ^a,c   Hunt, Kelli Hill ^a,d   Butler, Christine M ^a,e   Schram, Jill L ^a,f   Janisse, Heather C ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d Urbandale IA   (United States)

^e Drexel NC   (United States)

^f Drexel NC ^*

^g WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Child medical condition; Maternal grief resolution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645969595     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.1.100     Document Type: Article

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