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ERIC Number: EJ510561
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Adrenocortical Responses to the Strange Situation in Infants with Disorganized/Disoriented Attachment Relationships.
Hertsgaard, Louise; And Others
Child Development, v66 n4 p1100-06 Aug 1995
Examined the stress vulnerability of infants with disorganized/disoriented attachment patterns by measuring salivatory cortisol levels in 19-month olds following the Ainsworth Strange Situation procedure. Indicates that infants' disorganized attachment behavior reflects a vulnerability to stressful stimulation, suggesting a model of stress reactivity that conceptualizes the organization of coping behaviors as a factor that mediates physiological stress responses. (AA)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Emotional Response, Infant Behavior, Infants, Security (Psychology), Separation Anxiety, Stress Variables, Toddlers
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adrenocortical Response; Ainsworth Strange Situation Procedure; Nervous System; Stress Response