A Categorical Description of Infant-Mother Relationships in the Home and Its Relations to Q-Sort Measures of Infant-Mother Interaction.

Pederson, David R.; Moran, Greg

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ERIC Number: EJ516746

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Publication Date: 1995

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A Categorical Description of Infant-Mother Relationships in the Home and Its Relations to Q-Sort Measures of Infant-Mother Interaction.

Pederson, David R.; Moran, Greg

Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, v60 n2-3 p111-32 1995

Assessed maternal sensitivity and infants' attachment behavior to test validity of a system of classifying attachment relationships at home. Subjects were 47 mothers of preterm and 42 mothers of full-term infants. Results reaffirm Ainsworth's conceptualization of distinct attachment relationships. (HTH)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Classification, Infant Behavior, Infants, Parent Child Relationship, Security (Psychology), Separation Anxiety, Test Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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