The role of attachment in the coping and mental health of adolescents affected by parental AIDS

Attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969) maintains that children's early experiences with primary caregivers evolve into internal working models which shape beliefs about the availability and responsiveness of others and worthiness of the self. These models, also called attachment styles, guide individ...

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Main Author: Leonard, Noelle Regina
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2001
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3012156