Internal working models of attachment during late childhood and early adolescence: An exploration of stability and change

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 328-346

  Ammaniti, Massimo ^a   Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^b   Speranza, Anna Maria ^b   Tambelli, Renata ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attachment; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85047676179     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730010001587     Document Type: Article

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