A qualitative exploration of children's understanding of indiscriminate friendliness

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 595-618

  Bennett, Julie ^a,d   Espie, Colin ^b   Duncan, Barbara ^c   Minnis, Helen ^b  

^a GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Indiscriminate friendliness; Qualitative research; Reactive attachment disorder

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONELINESS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRUST;

EID: 70349289281     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104509339137     Document Type: Review

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