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ERIC Number: EJ647699
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Maternal Caregiving and Infant Security in Two Cultures.
Posada, German; Jacobs, Amanda; Richmond, Melissa Y.; Carbonell, Olga A.; Alzate, Gloria; Bhstamante, Maria R.; Quiceno, Julio
Developmental Psychology, v38 n1 p67-78 Jan 2002
Examined maternal care and infant attachment security in a sample from the United States (Colorado) and one from Colombia. Found that maternal sensitivity and infant security were significantly associated in both samples. Identified six common and two noncommon domains (one per sample) of caregiving; associations between domains of maternal caregiving and infant security varied across samples. (KB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior, Infants, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Colombia (Bogota); Colorado (Denver); Maternal Sensitivity; Security Classifications; Security of Attachment