Labor, delivery, and early parenthood: An attachment theory perspective

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 505-518

  Wilson, Carol L ^a   Rholes, W Steven ^b   Simpson, Jeffry A ^c   Tran, Sisi ^c  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment orientations; Jealousy; Marriage; Parenthood; Working models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DELIVERY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; JEALOUSY; LABOR; MALE; MOTHER; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JEALOUSY; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; TEXAS;

EID: 33947613529     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206296952     Document Type: Article

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