The effects of domestic violence on the stability of attachment from infancy to preschool

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 398-410

  Levendosky, Alytia A ^a   Bogat, G Anne ^a   Huth Bocks, Alissa C ^b   Rosenblum, Katherine ^c   von Eye, Alexander ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 79957467764     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.563460     Document Type: Article

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