Mothers' reports of early attachment experiences and their perceptions of the quality of their network of family relationships

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-127

  Glachan, M D ^a   Murray, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment profiles; Mothers; Pre school children; Relationship networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051614509     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030044397012901010     Document Type: Article

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