Roots of adult attachment: Maternal caregiving at 18 months predicts adult peer and partner attachment

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-297

  Zayas, Vivian ^a   Mischel, Walter ^b   Shoda, Yuichi ^c   Aber, J Lawrence ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Continuity; Development; Individual differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051745558     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550610389822     Document Type: Article

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