Validity of mother and observer ratings on infant attachment behavior;Validität von mutter- und beobachterurteilen über kindliches bindungsverhalten

PPmP Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 306-312

  Haverkock, Antje ^a,b   Pauli Pott, Ursula ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institut für Medizinische Psychologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attachment Q Set; Attachment security; Mother report; Social desirability bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTACHMENT Q SET; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VALIDITY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; Q-SORT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 49949094117     PISSN: 09372032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-986260     Document Type: Article

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