Exploring the Causal Effect of Interpretation Bias on Attachment Expectations

Child Development

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 131-140

  De Winter, Simon ^a   Bosmans, Guy ^a   Salemink, Elske ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; TRUST;

EID: 84994253226     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12587     Document Type: Article

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