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ERIC Number: EJ611900
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Stability of Attachment Security from Infancy to Adolescence and Early Adulthood: General Introduction.
Waters, Everett; Hamilton, Claire E.; Weinfield, Nancy S.
Child Development, v71 n3 p678-83 May-Jun 2000
Highlights three longitudinal studies examining the hypothesis that attachment security during infancy influences individual differences and adult representations of attachment. Notes that attachment security was significantly stable in two studies, with discontinuity in all three studies related to negative life events and circumstances. Discusses mechanisms underlying stability and instability of attachment security. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Emotional Development, Individual Differences, Infants, Life Events, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Child Relationship, Reliability, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Security Classifications; Security of Attachment