Attachment, aggression, and family risk in a low-income sample

Family Science

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 191-204

  Roggman, Lori A ^a   Cook, Gina A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; attachment; early head start; parenting; punishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858953847     PISSN: 19424620     EISSN: 19424639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19424620.2010.567829     Document Type: Article

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