Fathers' frightening behaviours and sensitivity with infants: Relations with fathers' attachment representations, father-infant attachment, and children's later outcomes

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 180, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 51-69

  Hazen, Nancy L ^a   McFarland, Laura ^b   Jacobvitz, Deborah ^a   Boyd Soisson, Erin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MESSIAH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Children's emotion regulation; Fathers; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949372635     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430903414703     Document Type: Article

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