Infant coping and maternal interactive behavior predict attachment in a Portuguese sample of healthy preterm infants

European Psychologist

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 320-331

  Fuertes, Marina ^a,b   Lopes Dos Santos, Pedro ^b,c   Beeghly, Marjorie ^a,b,d,e   Tronick, Ed ^a,b,f,g  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e s Hospital   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^g FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Infant coping; Mother infant interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849140877     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.14.4.320     Document Type: Article

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