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Peer reviewedLevitt, Mary J.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1993
Assessed infants' attachment behaviors toward nonparental adults, including grandparents, other relatives, and family friends. Found that the extent of infants' attachment behavior to nonparental adults was related to infant-mother attachment behavior and to the nonparental adult's responsiveness in teaching and position in the mother's social…
Descriptors: Adults, Attachment Behavior, Extended Family, Familiarity
Peer reviewedTakahashi, Keiko – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1990
Examined effects of the age of adult female strangers on the affective behavior of 60 Japanese toddlers. The first study investigated the importance of the age discrepancy between mothers and female strangers aged 23 and over 65. The second study compared toddlers' reactions to mothers, men and women strangers the mother's age, and men and women…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences
