Maternal Sensitivity, Child Functional Level, and Attachment in Down Syndrome.

Atkinson, Leslie; Chrisholm, Vivienne C.; Scott, Brian; Goldberg, Susan; Vaughn, Brian E.; Blackwell, Janis; Dickens, Susan; Tam, Frances

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ERIC Number: EJ629983

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Publication Date: 1999

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Maternal Sensitivity, Child Functional Level, and Attachment in Down Syndrome.

Atkinson, Leslie; Chrisholm, Vivienne C.; Scott, Brian; Goldberg, Susan; Vaughn, Brian E.; Blackwell, Janis; Dickens, Susan; Tam, Frances

Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, v64 n3 p45-66 1999

Investigated the influence of child intellectual/adaptive functioning and maternal sensitivity on attachment security, using a sample of children with Down syndrome. Found a relationship between attachment security in DS related to the interaction of maternal sensitivity and cognitive competence. (JPB)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Child Development, Classification, Cognitive Ability, Downs Syndrome, Emotional Development, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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