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Patterns of Very Insecure Attachment Found in Samples of High-Risk Infants and Toddlers.
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Spieker, Susan J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1986
The study examined the classification scheme of the Ainsworth Strange Situation measure of attachment security with 44 insecurely attached 13-month olds from a high-social-risk sample. Results supported the existence of an additional category of infants whose attachment behavior was "avoidant/ambivalent" and whose families were…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Classification, High Risk Persons, Infants
Child Maltreatment, Infant-Parent Attachment Security, and Dysfunctional Peer Relationships in Toddlerhood.
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Youngblade, Lise M.; Belsky, Jay – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1989
This research review examines the link between etiology of child maltreatment and developmental outcomes. The review points to a strong association between child maltreatment and attachment insecurity in infant-parent relations, as well as child maltreatment and dysfunctional child-peer relations during toddlerhood. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Neglect
Interaction between Mothers and Infants with Down Syndrome: Infant Characteristics.
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Richard, Nancy B. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1986
Research on characteristics of Down Syndrome infants affecting the interaction between mother and child is reviewed. Differences in the development of the social communication behaviors of state control (sleep and awake); gaze patterns; coordination of gesture, gaze, and vocalization; and frequency of vocalization have implications for parental…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Downs Syndrome, Infants