Infant-mother attachment can be improved through group intervention: A preliminary evaluation in Spain in a non-randomized controlled trial

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 630-638

  Torres, Barbara ^a   Alonso Arbiol, Itziar ^a   Cantero, María José ^b   Abubakar, Amina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Group intervention; Infant mother attachment; Infants; Maternal sensitivity; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 81155144581     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5209/rev_SJOP.2011.v14.n2.11     Document Type: Article

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