Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Questionnaire and Adult Attachment Interview (AAI): Implications for parent child relationships

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 224-233

  Murphy, Anne ^a   Steele, Miriam ^b   Dube, Shanta Rishi ^c   Bate, Jordan ^b   Bonuck, Karen ^a   Meissner, Paul ^a   Goldman, Hannah ^b   Steele, Howard ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment interview (AAI); Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs); Child maltreatment; Emotional support; Unresolved mourning can't classify

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT ATTACHMENT INTERVIEW; ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLECT; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896396513     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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