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ERIC Number: EJ327163
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Correlates of Mastery-Related Behavior: A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of Infants in their Second Year.
Frodi, Ann; And Others
Child Development, v56 n5 p1291-98 Oct 1985
Infants whose mothers were supportive of their autonomy displayed greater task-oriented persistence and competence during play than did infants of more controlling mothers; securely attached and avoidant infants tended to exhibit greater persistence at tasks than anxious-ambivalent babies, and ambivalent babies were the most negative in affect. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Infant Behavior, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Personal Autonomy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mastery Behavior; Maternal Control Style; Sensitivity; Short Term Longitudinal Studies; Support of Autonomy