Measure twice, cut once: Attachment theory and the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 287-297

  Thompson, Ross A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Effect sizes; Heterotypic continuity; NICHD SECCYD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY INTERACTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (U.S.); OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53549115070     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730802113604     Document Type: Article

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