Fall Asleep my child that comes the bogeyman
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Nest Test, Attachment, Mistreatment, Security, Environment, ProtectionAbstract
This article is the result of an investigation conducted in 2008. The aim was to characterize the atachment lived by children who witnessed domestic violence. It also took into account the experiences of their mothers, mothers physically battered by their husbands, It is a qualitative study that used the nest test for evaluating nine mothers who were in protection houses in Spain and their children. The results showed that physical abuse has detrimental consequences in the establishment of attachment patterns established between child and mother and that the nest test is an effective diagnostic tool in this kind of cases. © Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales.Downloads
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