More bridges: Investigating the relevance of self-report and interview measures of adult attachment for marital and caregiving relationships

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 307-316

  Bernier, Annie ^a   Matte Gagné, Célia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Marital relationships; Parent child relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 79960250146     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025410396766     Document Type: Article

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