Naïve observers' perceptions of family drawings by 7-year-olds with disorganized attachment histories

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-239

  Madigan, Sheri ^a   Goldberg, Susan ^b   Moran, Greg ^b   Pederson, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attachment disorganization; Family drawings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORIENTATION; DRAWING; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AFFECT; ART; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSERVATION; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER;

EID: 7244226392     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730412331281548     Document Type: Article

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