Attachment representations and anxiety: Differential relationships among mothers of sexually abused and comparison girls

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 498-521

  Kim, Kihyun ^a   Trickett, Penelope K ^b   Putnam, Frank W ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

attachment; mental health and violence; sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79751507657     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510363416     Document Type: Article

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