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Chibucos, Thomas R.; Kail, Patricia R. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1981
Attempts to clarify the developmental precursors of different types of infant/father relationships by examining early quality of father/infant interaction as well as subsequent security of infant/father attachment. In addition, potential stability of father/infant interaction and within-age relationships between quality of interaction and…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Early Experience, Fathers, Infants
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Else-Quest, Nicole M.; Hyde, Janet Shibley; Clark, Roseanne – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2003
Analyzed data from a longitudinal study of 570 mother-infant pairs to test the bonding hypothesis and the good-enough caregiver hypothesis as they relate to breastfeeding with maternal bonding and the mother-infant relationship. Found that breastfeeding dyads tended to show higher-quality relationships at 12 months than did bottle-feeding dyads.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Breastfeeding, Comparative Analysis, Early Experience