Infant, Mother, and Mother-Infant Interaction Behavior and Subsequent Attachment.

Lewis, Michael; Feiring, Candice

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ERIC Number: EJ398176

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Publication Date: 1989

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Infant, Mother, and Mother-Infant Interaction Behavior and Subsequent Attachment.

Lewis, Michael; Feiring, Candice

Child Development, v60 n4 p831-37 Aug 1989

Studies 174 mother-infant dyads to determine the relation between 3-month-old infant, mother, and mother-infant interaction behavior and later attachment behavior. Individual infant differences in sociability at 3 months were found to be related to avoidant behavior and A-type attachment. (RJC)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Individual Differences, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Social Behavior

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Language: English

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