Adult attachment, couple attachment, and children's adaptation to school: An integrated attachment template and family risk model

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-46

  Cowan, Philip A ^a   Cowan, Carolyn Pape ^a   Mehta, Neera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Children's adaptation to school; Couple attachment; Family relationships

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSES;

EID: 59849099898     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730802500222     Document Type: Article

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