Attachment security of 12 month old korean infants: Relations with maternal sensitivity and infants' temperament

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-38

  Park, Kyung Ja ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attachment security; Infant temperament; Korean infant; Maternal sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344629347     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443011670103     Document Type: Article

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