Adult attachment style and stress as risk factors for early maternal sensitivity and negativity

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-285

  Mills Koonce, W Roger ^a   Appleyard, Karen ^b   Barnett, Melissa ^c   Deng, Min ^a   Putallaz, Martha ^b   Cox, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79953885630     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20296     Document Type: Article

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