Infant-mother attachment security and children's anxiety and aggression at first grade

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 477-492

  Dallaire, Danielle H ^a   Weinraub, Marsha ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Children's aggression; Children's anxiety; Developmental psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548497868     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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