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Peer reviewedKermoian, 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
