Mother-child attachment representation and relationships over time in Mexican-heritage families

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-247

  Howes, Carollee ^a   Vu, Jennifer A ^b   Hamilton, Claire ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment; prekindergarten; social development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959478539     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568543.2011.579863     Document Type: Article

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