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ERIC Number: EJ603927
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
A Secure Base from Which To Explore Close Relationships.
Waters, Everett; Cummings, E. Mark
Child Development, v71 n1 p164-72 Jan-Feb 2000
Examines empirical successes of theory of attachment as a secure base relationship, including nature of infant-caregiver and adult-adult relationships. Maintains that researchers need to continually examine the logic and coherence of attachment theory and redress errors of emphasis and analysis. Suggests that the theory be updated in light of evidence from developmental theory, behavioral biology, and cognitive psychology. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adults, Attachment Behavior, Children, Infants, Interpersonal Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Research Needs, Significant Others, Theories
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Security Classifications; Security of Attachment
Note: Special Theme Issue: "New Directions for Child Development in the Twenty-First Century."