Prospective Effects of Interparental Conflict on Child Attachment Security and the Moderating Role of Parents' Romantic Attachment

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 377-388

  Laurent, Heidemarie K ^a   Kim, Hyoun K ^a   Capaldi, Deborah M ^a  

^a Social Learning Center   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment; conflict behavior; couples interaction; family system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OREGON; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPOUSES;

EID: 44949131751     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.22.3.377     Document Type: Article

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