Maternal discourse, attachment-related risk, and current risk factors: Associations with maternal parenting behavior during foster care visits

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-165

  Schoppe Sullivan, Sarah J ^a   Mangelsdorf, Sarah C ^b   Haight, Wendy L ^b   Black, James E ^c   Sokolowski, Margaret Szewczyk ^d   Giorgio, Grace ^b   Tata, Lakshmi ^e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Saint Louis Park   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Discourse; Foster care; Parent visitation; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847626702     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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