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Early Child Care Experiences and Attachment Representations at Age 18 Years: Evidence from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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Waters, Theodore E. A.; Magro, Sophia W.; Alhajeri, Jude; Yang, Rui; Groh, Ashley; Haltigan, John D.; Holland, Ashley A.; Steele, Ryan D.; Bost, Kelly K.; Owen, Margaret T.; Vaughn, Brian E.; Booth-LaForce, Cathryn; Roisman, Glenn I. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
The role of early child care experiences on the development of the mother--child attachment relationship has been studied extensively. However, no prospective studies of early child care have addressed how these experiences might be reflected in the content of attachment representations during adolescence and beyond. The goal of this study was to…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Care, Late Adolescents, Child Development
Shared and Distinctive Origins and Correlates of Adult Attachment Representations: The Developmental Organization of Romantic Functioning
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Haydon, Katherine C.; Collins, W. A.; Salvatore, Jessica E.; Simpson, Jeffry A.; Roisman, Glenn I. – Child Development, 2012
To test proposals regarding the hierarchical organization of adult attachment, this study examined developmental origins of generalized and romantic attachment representations and their concurrent associations with romantic functioning. Participants (N = 112) in a 35-year prospective study completed the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and Current…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Statistical Analysis
Is Attachment at Ages 1, 6 and 16 Related to Autonomy and Relatedness Behavior of Adolescents in Interaction towards Their Mothers?
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Becker-Stoll, Fabienne; Fremmer-Bombik, Elisabeth; Wartner, Ulrike; Zimmermann, Peter; Grossmann, Klaus E. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2008
This study investigates whether attachment quality at ages 1, 6 and 16 is related to autonomy and relatedness behavior in adolescence. In a follow-up of the Regensburg Longitudinal Study, forty-three 16-year-old adolescents and their mothers were assessed in a revealed differences task and a planning a vacation task. Attachment was assessed during…
Descriptors: Mothers, Infants, Risk, Attachment Behavior