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ERIC Number: EJ523400
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
And Baby Makes Four: Predictors of Attachment Security among Preschool-Age Firstborns during the Transition to Siblinghood.
Teti, Douglas M.; And Others
Child Development, v67 n2 p579-96 Apr 1996
Examined first-born preschoolers' adjustment to siblinghood, as indexed by security of attachment, in 194 2-parent families. Security of firstborn attachment decreased significantly after a secondborn's birth, but the decrease was smaller among firstborn under 24 months than among 2- to 5-year-olds. Mothers' marital harmony, affective involvement, and psychiatric symptoms were also found to predict firstborn security. (HTH)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, First Born, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables, Preschool Children, Sibling Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Security of Attachment