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Allhusen, Virginia D.; Cochran, Moncrieff M. – 1991
The conditions of day care quality under which infants direct secure attachment behaviors toward their day care providers were examined. Two groups of 12- to 18-month-old infants, who were experiencing either 1:4 or 1:7 caregiver-to-infant ratios, and their day care providers, were observed while they interacted in their day care centers.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs
Young, Tami Lynn; Lichtenberg, James – 1996
The importance of family to identity is an accepted tenet of identity theories, though there is some dispute about the nature of this parental relationship and its facilitation of identity formation. This study investigated the relationship between the two developmental constructs of identity and attachment. Using the Identity Status Paradigm,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Emotional Development
Rogers, Sally J.; And Others – 1991
Three studies examined proximity and contact behaviors (behaviors generally thought to be indicative of attachment relationships) in young autistic children. The first study examined the behavior of 32 young autistic children and children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) in a "strange situation" paradigm using four…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Child Development
Honig, Alice Sterling – 2002
This paper discusses infant attachment, which it defines as a long-lasting emotional bond revealed when a child under stress seeks out and tries to stay close to a specific figure. The paper addresses: (1) What is attachment? Who are the pioneers in attachment theory?; (2) How do we notice attachment in action?; (3) Is attachment the only…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Caregiver Child Relationship
Niebrzydowski, Leon – 1996
This study investigated the connection between self-disclosure and stages in development of interpersonal relationships. It hypothesized that self-disclosure in relationships is of a dynamic character which works in two directions: towards the interaction partner, and in the opposite direction. The study proposed three stages in the development of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development
Johnson, Helen L.; Cohen, Michele – 1990
This study examined both maternal and child interaction styles, focusing on the association between differences in maternal level and quality of involvement and the synchrony and affective quality of child interaction behaviors. The subjects were 55 mother-child dyads in which the children (ages 2-5) had been referred to a mental health center…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development
Ungerer, J. A.; Harrison, L. J. – 1996
Numerous studies have demonstrated predictive links between children's attachment relationships with parents and teachers and their success in the social contexts of child care and school. This body of research underlines the importance of children's ability to establish positive relationships with adults and to effectively use these adults to…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Caregiver Child Relationship