Emotional competence and behavior problems: Differences across preschool assessment of attachment classifications

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-406

  Kidwell, Shari L ^a   Young, Marion E ^b   Hinkle, Lisa D ^c   Ratliff, Ashley D ^c   Marcum, Meagan E ^d   Martin, Cynthia N ^e  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pathways Inc   (United States)

^d Helping Kids Reach Higher ^*  (United States)

^e THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment; emotion; externalizing; preschool

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RECALL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; APPALACHIAN REGION; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COERCION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMOTIONS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; POVERTY AREAS; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954408023     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104510367589     Document Type: Article

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