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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
