Attachment organization in a sample of incarcerated mothers: Distribution of classifications and associations with substance abuse history, depressive symptoms, perceptions of parenting competency and social support

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-374

  Borelli, Jessica L ^a   Goshin, Lorie ^b   Joestl, Sarah ^c   Clark, Juliette ^b   Byrne, Mary W ^b  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Depressive symptoms; High risk; Parenting; Prison nursery

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSERY; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSERIES; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954134362     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730903416971     Document Type: Article

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