Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ575301
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Theory and Observation of Attachment and Its Relation to Child Maltreatment: A Review.
Morton, Nicola; Browne, Kevin D.
Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v22 n11 p1093-1104 Nov 1998
Reviews the literature on attachment and child maltreatment in relation to the intergenerational transmission of maltreatment. Review of 13 studies suggests that a poor mother-infant relationship is the primary process by which maltreatment continues from one generation to the next. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Family Environment, Infants, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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