Remote control, umbilical cord and beyond: The mobile phone as a transitional object

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 183-196

  Ribak, Rivka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OBJECT RELATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYMBOLISM; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; SYMBOLISM; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 67650339953     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X388413     Document Type: Article

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