Adjustment of couples following childbirth: The role of generalized and specific states of mind in an Italian sample

European Psychologist

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Velotti, Patrizia ^a   Castellano, Rosetta ^a   Zavattini, Giulio Cesare ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dyadic adjustment; First time parenthood; Generalized attachment; Specific attachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952129520     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000022     Document Type: Review

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