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ERIC Number: EJ523401
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Using Mothers versus Trained Observers in Assessing Children's Secure Base Behavior: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations.
Teti, Douglas M.; McGourty, Sharon
Child Development, v67 n2 p597-605 Apr 1996
Examined associations between mothers' and trained observers' Attachment Q-Set (AQS) sorts for preschoolers and assessed mother-observer concordance in relation to observers' confidence about how representative the behavior they witnessed was of the domain of AQS items. Found that mothers' and observers' sorts were significantly intercorrelated; however, observer sorts converged with mother sorts as observers' confidence ratings increased. (HTH)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Behavior, Correlation, Experimenter Characteristics, Interrater Reliability, Mothers, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Attachment Q Set