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Peer reviewedDurrett, Mary Ellen; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1984
Investigates the relationship between the infant's attachment to the mother and the mother's perception of support from the father. Mothers who receive positive support from fathers tend to have infants with secure attachment. (AS)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Fathers, Foreign Countries, Infants
Peer reviewedKermoian, Rosanne; Leiderman, P. Herbert – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
A separation-reunion paradigm and Ainsworth classification procedures were used to assess security of attachment of Kenyan Gusii infants to mothers and caretakers. Correlates of attachment security were specific to mothers and caretakers, suggesting that the association between security of attachment and infant functioning in American studies…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Cultural Context
Peer reviewedLutkenhaus, Paul; And Others – Child Development, 1985
Children classified as securely attached at 12 months interacted faster and more smoothly with the stranger than did avoidantly-attached peers. Microanalyses revealed different styles of interaction. Failure feedback increased efforts of securely-attached and decreased efforts of insecurely-attached children. After failure, securely-attached…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Emotional Response, Failure, Feedback
Direct linkGrossmann, Klaus E., Ed.; Grossmann, Karin, Ed.; Waters, Everett, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2005
This volume provides unique and valuable firsthand accounts of the most important longitudinal studies of attachment. Presented are a range of research programs that have broadened the understanding of early close relationships and their role in individual adaptation throughout life. In addition to discussing the findings that emerged from each…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Scientific Research, Attachment Behavior, Infants
Download full textKrapp, Andreas; Schiefele, Ulrich – 1986
West German research on children's interests is described, with emphasis on a 3-year longitudinal study of 12 children, aged 3 to 7. Two main lines of interest research are identified: (1) research activities rooted in the tradition of differential psychology emphasizing vocational interests, traits, and attitudes; and (2) research based on a new…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedTakahashi, Keiko – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Examines the strange-situation procedure among Japanese mother-infant pairs and analyzes their behavior by comparing them with the data reported in the book by M.S. Ainsworth and others. (HOD)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Larose, Simon; And Others – 1993
Research indicates that establishing a secure attachment relationship in childhood affects later perceived social support (PSS). In order to test this relationship empirically and to gather comparative information on the separate elements of PSS, two attachment questionnaires and three measures of PSS were administered to 139 white males and 320…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Confidence Testing, Construct Validity
