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ERIC Number: EJ426207
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Attachment to Mother/Attachment to Father: A Meta-Analysis.
Fox, Nathan A.; And Others
Child Development, v62 n1 p210-25 Feb 1991
Analyzed data from 11 studies of concordance of mother/father attachment to an infant based on the Strange Situation. Found that security of attachment, type of insecurity, and subcategory classification of security to one parent depended on the other parent. Discussed parenting styles and infant temperament. (BC)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, Crying, Infant Behavior, Infants, Meta Analysis, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Styles, Parents, Personality, Resistance (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ainsworth Strange Situation Procedure; Parent Responsiveness; Security Classifications; Security of Attachment