Pathways to earned-security: The role of alternative support figures

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-420

  Saunders, Rachel ^a   Jacobvitz, Deborah ^a   Zaccagnino, Maria ^a   Beverung, Lauren M ^a   Hazen, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adversity; Attachment security; Continuoussecure; Earned secure AAI status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960153186     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2011.584405     Document Type: Article

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