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An Observational Measure of Children's Attachments to Soft Objects.
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Steier, Alison J.; Lehman, Elyse Brauch – Child Study Journal, 2000
Developed direct observational measure of children's attachment to inanimate objects such as blankets and soft toys among object-attached and non-object-attached 15- to 31-month-olds. Procedure varied arousal levels across situations. Found support for validity of the procedure in, among other factors, its ability to capture the preference of…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Development
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
Parental Attachment and Children's Socio-emotional Development: Some Findings on the Validity of the Adult Attachment Interview in the Netherlands.
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van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1991
The validity of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), and its relation to toddlers' social and emotional adaptation, were investigated. The AAI and the Parental Bonding Instrument were related, but only the AAI yielded classifications that corresponded to the quality of infant-parent attachment. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries