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Peer reviewedSvejda, Marilyn J.; And Others – Child Development, 1980
Designed with procedural and methodological controls which were not always adequate in earlier studies, this study tests the hypothesis that early and enhanced contact between mothers and infants after delivery facilitates maternal attachment behavior. Thirty mother-infant pairs from a lower-middle-class population were studied. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Lower Middle Class, Mothers, Neonates
Peer reviewedBarglow, Peter; And Others – Child Development, 1987
Results from this study of 110 low-risk, middle-class infants showed that a significantly greater proportion of infants whose mothers worked full-time outside the home were assigned to the category "insecure-avoidant" than infants whose mothers remained in the home throughout their children's first year of life. (PCB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Day Care, Employed Parents, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedThompson, Ross A.; And Others – Child Development, 1982
Forty-three infants and mothers were observed in the Strange Situation when infants were 12.5 and 19.5 months old. Following each assessment, mothers completed a questionnaire concerning changes in family and care-giving circumstances. Results indicate that security of attachment reflects the current status of infant-mother interaction and that…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Employed Women, Infants
