Socially indiscriminate attachment behavior in the Strange Situation: Convergent and discriminant validity in relation to caregiving risk, later behavior problems, and attachment insecurity

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-372

  Lyons Ruth, Karlen ^a   Bureau, Jean François ^a   Riley, Caitlin D ^b   Atlas Corbett, Alisha F ^c  

^a CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBSERVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING FOR INFANT STRANGER ENGAGEMENT; RATING SCALE; REARING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; EGO DEVELOPMENT; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 67651171642     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579409000376     Document Type: Article

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