Adult attachment and the transition to parenthood

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 421-435

  Rholes, W Steven ^b   Simpson, Jeffry A ^b   Campbell, Lorne ^a   Grich, Jami ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN; OBJECT RELATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85047681581     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.3.421     Document Type: Article

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