Behavior problems in late childhood: The roles of early maternal attachment and teacher-child relationship trajectories

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-288

  O'Connor, Erin E ^a   Collins, Brian A ^b   Supplee, Lauren ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Administration for Children Youth and Families   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior problems; insecure other attachment; longitudinal; maternal attachment; teacher child relationships

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFLICT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FACULTY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS;

EID: 84860793659     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2012.672280     Document Type: Article

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