Conflict frequency within mother-child dyads across contexts: Links with attachment security and gender

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-155

  Panfile, Tia M ^a   Laible, Deborah J ^a   Eye, Jessica L ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Conflict; Context; Gender; Mother child interaction; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455132675     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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