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The Effects of Infant Child Care on Infant-Mother Attachment Security: Results of the NICHD [National Institute of Child Health and Human Development] Study of Early Child Care.
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NICHD Early Child Care Research Network – Child Development, 1997
Examined validity of Strange Situation attachment classifications for infants with and without extensive child-care experience and the association of early child-care experience with attachment security. Found that infants were less likely to be secure when low maternal sensitivity was combined with poor quality child care, more than minimal…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Effects, Infant Behavior
A Categorical Description of Infant-Mother Relationships in the Home and Its Relations to Q-Sort Measures of Infant-Mother Interaction.
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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
Measuring Infant-Mother Attachment: Is the Strange Situation Enough?
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Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Goossens, Frits A.; Allhusen, Virginia D. – Social Development, 2001
Examined validity of the California Attachment Procedure (CAP), which does not involve mother-child separations. Overall, toddlers were more likely to be classified as secure in the CAP than in the Strange Situation (SS) test. The CAP yielded higher rates of security, particularly for children in day care, and security in the CAP correlated more…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Development, Evaluation Methods
The Role of Parenting Sensitivity, Infant Temperament, and Dyadic Interaction in Attachment Theory and Assessment.
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Seifer, Ronald; Schiller, Masha – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1995
Describes the core constructs of attachment theory, namely, the attachment system and secure-base behavior. Discusses contextual factors thought to be crucial in development of individual differences in attachment, especially maternal sensitivity, and considers child characteristics, especially temperament, that may contribute to the attachment…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Infant Behavior, Measures (Individuals)