Individual Variation in Attachment Security and Strange Situation Behavior: The Role of Maternal and Infant Temperament.

Weber, Ruth A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ336343

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Individual Variation in Attachment Security and Strange Situation Behavior: The Role of Maternal and Infant Temperament.

Weber, Ruth A.; And Others

Child Development, v57 n1 p56-65 Feb 1986

Results suggest that various aspects of Strange Situation behavior are related to both maternal and infant temperament, and that maternal temperament is a predictor of attachment security, particularly for Type A mother-avoidant infants. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Individual Differences, Infants, Mothers, Personality, Social Development, Stranger Reactions

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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