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Pederson, David R.; Moran, Greg – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1995
Assessed maternal sensitivity and infants' attachment behavior to test validity of a system of classifying attachment relationships at home. Subjects were 47 mothers of preterm and 42 mothers of full-term infants. Results reaffirm Ainsworth's conceptualization of distinct attachment relationships. (HTH)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Classification, Infant Behavior
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Sternberg, Kathleen J.; Lamb, Michael E. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1992
Findings from a study of 109 Israeli day-care providers suggest that they classify, label, and evaluate infant behavior in the Strange Situation procedure much like attachment theorists do. The relatively independent infants were viewed most positively and most providers preferred to interact with these infants. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Theories, Child Caregivers, Child Development