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ERIC Number: EJ603925
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Legacy of Early Attachments.
Thompson, Ross A.
Child Development, v71 n1 p145-52 Jan-Feb 2000
Evaluates what has been learned regarding the impact of early close relationships on psychological development, by examining the origins of continuity and change in attachment security and its prediction of later behavior. Evaluates research on impact of changing family circumstances and quality of care on attachment security. Offers new hypotheses for future study. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Children, Conflict, Cooperation, Developmental Stages, Discourse Analysis, Family Structure, Infants, Models, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables, Research Needs, Theories
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Representational Thinking; Security of Attachment
Note: Special Theme Issue: "New Directions for Child Development in the Twenty-First Century."