Fathers in attachment theory and research: A review

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 180, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 9-23

  Bretherton, Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment hierarchy; Father attachment; Father attachment outcomes; Intergenerational transmission; Mother father comparisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949385444     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430903414661     Document Type: Review

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