From me to us: The construction of family alliance

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-44

  Galdiolo, Sarah ^a   Roskam, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attachment orientations; Child's temperament; Coparenting; Family alliance; Personality traits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY ALLIANCE; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TEMPERAMENT; BELGIUM; FAMILY RELATION; INFANT; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BELGIUM; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PARENTS; PERSONALITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954026176     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21543     Document Type: Article

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