Paternal attachment, parenting beliefs and children's attachment

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 180, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 157-171

  Howard, Kimberly S ^a  

^a MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Father child attachment; Fathers; Parenting; Romantic attachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949344807     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430903415031     Document Type: Article

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