Assessment of postnatal paternal-infant attachment: Development of a questionnaire instrument

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-210

  Condon, John T ^a   Corkindale, Carolyn Jennifer ^a   Boyce, Phillip ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Father s; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPECTANT FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 47649116570     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830701691335     Document Type: Article

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