Parental Attachment and Children's Socio-emotional Development: Some Findings on the Validity of the Adult Attachment Interview in the Netherlands.

van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ438185

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Publication Date: 1991

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Parental Attachment and Children's Socio-emotional Development: Some Findings on the Validity of the Adult Attachment Interview in the Netherlands.

van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; And Others

International Journal of Behavioral Development, v14 n4 p375-94 Dec 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, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children, Social Development, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Adult Attachment Interview

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