Independent influences upon mother-toddler role reversal: Infant-mother attachment disorganization and role reversal in mother's childhood

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-39

  Macfie, Jenny ^a   Fitzpatrick, Katie L ^a   Rivas, Elaine M ^a   Cox, Martha J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult Attachment Interview; Attachment; Disorganization; Role reversal; Toddler mother relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE STRESS; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOMIE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSERVATION; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER;

EID: 41449114645     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730701868589     Document Type: Article

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