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A Multidimensional Assessment of Children in Conflictual Contexts: The Case of Kenya
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Okech, Jane E. Atieno – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2012
Children in Kenya's Kisumu District Primary Schools (N = 430) completed three measures of trauma. Respondents completed the "My Worst Experience Scale" (MWES; Hyman and Snook 2002) and its supplement, the "School Alienation and Trauma Survey" (SATS; Hyman and Snook 2002), sharing their worst experiences overall and specifically…
Descriptors: Children, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Conflict
Infant Attachment to Mother and Child Caretaker in an East African Community.
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Kermoian, Rosanne; Leiderman, P. Herbert – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
A separation-reunion paradigm and Ainsworth classification procedures were used to assess security of attachment of Kenyan Gusii infants to mothers and caretakers. Correlates of attachment security were specific to mothers and caretakers, suggesting that the association between security of attachment and infant functioning in American studies…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Cultural Context
Is Imprinting an Appropriate Model for Human Infant Attachment?
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Reed, G. L.; Leiderman, P. H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1983
Results of animal imprinting studies were generalized to attempt prediction of development of attachment in 28 polymatrically reared Kenyan Gusii infants, ages 6 to 30 months. While results provide evidence against a sensitive phase for attachment, an association was found between age of attachment and developmental level/caregiving history.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, Developmental Stages