Attachment and autism: Parental attachment representations and relational behaviors in the parent-child dyad

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 949-960

  Seskin, Lynn ^a   Feliciano, Eileen ^a   Tippy, Gil ^a   Yedloutschnig, Ruby ^b   Sossin, K Mark ^b   Yasik, Anastasia ^b  

^a Rebecca School   (United States)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AAI; Attachment; Autism; DIR; FEAS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; RECREATION; STATISTICS; SYMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 77957728013     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9417-y     Document Type: Article

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