Attachment representation of institutionalized children in Japan

School Psychology International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-345

  Katsurada, Emiko ^a  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attachment doll play; Attachment theory; Cultural differences; Disorganized attachment; Japanese institutionalized children; Representation of attachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547294333     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034307078543     Document Type: Article

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