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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
