Factors predicting attachment patterns in infants of adolescent mothers

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-90

  Emery, Jacinthe ^a   Paquette, Daniel ^b   Bigras, Marc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b University of Montreal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent mother; Attachment; Infant; Predictive factors; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149103980     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.327.14.1.65     Document Type: Article

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