The effect of support expectations on prenatal attachment: An evidence-based approach for intervention in an adolescent population

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-234

  Feldman, Janis B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Attachment research; Attachment theory; Developmental life cycle; Developmental life span; Developmental process; Prenatal attachment; Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI); Social support; Social support Expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250199027     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-007-0082-0     Document Type: Article

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