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The Influence of Attachment Security on Preschool Children's Empathic Concern
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Murphy, Tia Panfile; Laible, Deborah J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2013
The current study examined the direction of the association between children's attachment security and empathic responding. At 42 and 48 months of age, 69 children's empathic concern was observed, and mothers reported the children's attachment. Results indicated that attachment at 42 months predicted empathic concern at 48 months even after…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Empathy, Prediction, Attachment Behavior