Child anger proneness moderates associations between child-mother attachment security and child behavior with mothers at 33 months

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-86

  McElwain, Nancy L ^a   Holland, Ashley S ^b   Engle, Jennifer M ^a   Wong, Maria S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b EDGEWOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger proneness; Child mother attachment; Differential susceptibility; Temperament; Toddlerhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION;

ADULT; ANGER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 84862255142     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026454     Document Type: Article

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