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ERIC Number: EJ551005
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Sensitivity and Attachment: A Meta-Analysis on Parental Antecedents of Infant Attachment.
De Wolff, Marianne S.; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.
Child Development, v68 n4 p571-91 Aug 1997
Conducted meta-analysis of 66 studies on parental antecedents of attachment security. Found that maternal sensitivity was an important but not exclusive condition of attachment security in normal settings. Mutuality, Synchrony, Stimulation, Positive Attitude, and Emotional Support were associated with security. Advocated a contextual level to interpret complex transactions between context and sensitivity in less stable, more stressful settings. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Infants, Meta Analysis, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Predictor Variables, Stimulation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Emotional Support; Maternal Sensitivity; Mutuality; Security Classifications; Security of Attachment; Socioemotional Support; Synchrony
Note: For commentaries on this article, see PS 526 987-990 in this issue.