Both maternal sensitivity and atypical maternal behavior independently predict attachment security and disorganization in adolescent mother-infant relationships

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-325

  Moran, Greg ^a   Forbes, Lindsey ^a   Evans, Elspeth ^a   Tarabulsy, George M ^b   Madigan, Sheri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment relationships; Atypical maternal behavior; High risk adolescent mothers; Mother infant interactions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANOMIE; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 40649120410     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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