Self-understanding in early childhood: Associations with child attachment security and maternal negative a.ect

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-450

  Goodvin, Rebecca ^a   Meyer, Sara ^b   Thompson, Ross A ^b   Hayes, Rachel ^c  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment security; Parent child relationships; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ACTUALIZATION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 56749179743     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730802461466     Document Type: Article

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