Childhood sexual abuse and attachment: An intergenerational perspective

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 407-422

  Kwako, Laura E ^a   Noll, Jennie G ^b   Putnam, Frank W ^b   Trickett, Penelope K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment; childhood sexual abuse; intergenerational

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLASSIFICATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954414450     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104510367590     Document Type: Article

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