Behavioural precursors of attachment representations in middle childhood and links with child social adaptation

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 657-677

  Bureau, Jean François ^a   Moss, Ellen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RECREATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77955829619     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151009X468062     Document Type: Article

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