Security of children's relationships with nonparental care providers: A meta-analysis

Child Development

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 664-679

  Ahnert, Lieselotte ^a,d   Pinquart, Martin ^b   Lamb, Michael E ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES MAGDEBURG STENDAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAY CARE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33646691506     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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