Unresolved states of mind, anomalous parental behavior, and disorganized attachment: A review and meta-analysis of a transmission gap

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-111

  Madigan, Sheri ^a   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^b   Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^b   Moran, Greg ^a   Pederson, David R ^a   Benoit, Diane ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Meta analysis; Parental behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE;

BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER;

EID: 33745888099     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730600774458     Document Type: Review

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