Perceptions of secure base provision within the family

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-67

  Woodhouse, Susan S ^a   Dykas, Matthew J ^b   Cassidy, Jude ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Attachment; Family; Marital satisfaction; Secure base; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES;

EID: 59849127251     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730802500792     Document Type: Article

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