Measures of positive and negative affect and affect ability; of look, approach, and proximity behavior; and of overall response pattern were obtained from 66 infants of 12 months. These measures and other results suggested that both parents are significant sources of emotional guidance for infants in conditions of uncertainty. (RH)

Examined relationship between parental marital pattern (healthy, pathological, and mixed with respect to congruence between individuation and attachment) and completed adolescent suicide. Findings from 25 parental couples of completed adolescent suicides revealed that parental types showing incongruency between individuation and attachment were…

The relationship between counselor experience and client-perceived working alliance is examined (N=40 clients). Client attachment, specifically comfort with intimacy, moderated the relationship between experience and working alliance. Because previous research found interaction effects, discussion focuses on the moderating factors relating to…

The relationship between attachment style and family dynamics was examined among undergraduate students (N=238). Three dimensions of family structure studied were cohesion, adaptability, and satisfaction. Securely attached participants reported significantly higher levels of adaptability, cohesion, and satisfaction in their family of origin than…

Attachment to peers, intimacy, and attachment to mother were positively associated with environmental exploration and commitment to career choices in a study of 147 young adults. Both male and female late adolescents may use peer relationships for support and a buffer from the anxiety related to career decision making. (SK)

Raises questions about the nature of human relationships and education in online learning. Suggests that preference for electronic learning is highly individual. Discusses issues related to image versus reality, trust, tone, subtlety, spontaneity, and authenticity in computer-mediated communication. (SK)

Examined continuity in attachment classification from infancy through adolescence and related it to autobiographical memories of childhood, divorce, and maladjustment in white middle-class children. Found no continuity in attachment classification from 1 to 18 years and no relation between infant attachment status and adolescent adjustment.…

Finds that undergraduate students more frequently attributed cause of breakups to situational factors than to the other person, and least frequently to self; and that persons who perceive they caused the breakup more frequently perceived they also initiated the breakup. Observes some hypothesized differences in reports for positive-tone,…

Examined emotional closeness between mothers and their children to determine whether mother-daughter pairs exhibit closer emotional relationships than mother-son pairs. Results with 41 mother-child dyads show girls to be physically closer to their mothers, engaging in more eye contact and higher in global enjoyment. (SLD)

Responds to William Sears's article: "Attachment Parenting: A Style That Works" (PS 523 690). Claims that there are alternatives to "attachment parenting" based on the Montessori philosophy, pointing out that Sears's suggestion of sleeping with the baby and carrying the baby in a sling may easily become obstacles in the path of…

Examined role of mother-toddler attachment in moderating the relationships between behavioral inhibition and changes in salivary cortisol levels in response to novel events. Subjects were 77 infants 18 months old. Found elevations in cortisol only for inhibited toddlers in insecure attachment relationships. Mothers in these relationships appeared…

Examined infant-mother attachment in Mali's Dogon ethnic group. Found that distribution of Strange Situation classifications was 67 percent secure, 0 percent avoidant, 8 percent resistant, and 25 percent disorganized. Infant attachment security related to quality of mother-infant communication. Mothers of disorganized infants had significantly…

Discusses the use of religion in the lives of adolescents to repair problematic or disrupted attachments in the context of attachment theory and Kohut's self-psychology particularly in reference to the self-object. Proposes that adolescents do not seek to break ties with parents or adults so much as to revise their relationships in a more adult…

Examines relations among adult attachment orientations, maladaptive problem coping styles, and a composite measure of current distress within a sample of 55 undergraduates. Results indicate that each adult attachment orientation and each problem coping style measure was related in expected directions to students' distress. (Contains 39 references…

Reviewed in this article is research on children with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) who exhibit specific patterns of socially aberrant behavior resulting from being maltreated or having limited opportunities to form selective attachments. There are no data explaining why 2 different patterns of the disorder, an emotionally withdrawn-inhibited…