Mother-child attachment and social anxiety symptoms in middle childhood

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 393-402

  Brumariu, Laura E ^a   Kerns, Kathryn A ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Longitudinal analysis; Middle childhood; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949123226     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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