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EJ377898 PS515962

Title: Maternal Sensitivity and Patterns of Infant-Mother Attachment.
Author(s): Smith, Philip B.; Pederson, David R.
Source: Child Development, v59 n4 p1097-1101 Aug 1988
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB1989

Studied maternal sensitivity as it related to the quality of attachment between 48 twelve-month-old infants and their mothers. Results suggested that different styles of maternal response to infant cues characterize secure, anxious-avoidant, and anxious-resistant attachment groups. (RJC)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Separation Anxiety; Verbal Communication
Identifiers: Ainsworth Strange Situation Procedure; Maternal Responsiveness

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