The Enduring Predictive Significance of Early Maternal Sensitivity: Social and Academic Competence Through Age 32 Years

Child Development

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 695-708

  Raby, K Lee ^a   Roisman, Glenn I ^b   Fraley, R Chris ^c   Simpson, Jeffry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL SKILLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923258979     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12325     Document Type: Article

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