The Influence of Temperament and Mothering on Attachment and Exploration: An Experimental Manipulation of Sensitive Responsiveness among Lower-Class Mothers with Irritable Infants.

van den Boom, Dymphna C.

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ERIC Number: EJ493594

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Influence of Temperament and Mothering on Attachment and Exploration: An Experimental Manipulation of Sensitive Responsiveness among Lower-Class Mothers with Irritable Infants.

van den Boom, Dymphna C.

Child Development, v65 n5 p1457-77 Oct 1994

Examined the effects of a sensitivity intervention program on the Parenting by lower-class mothers of irritable infants. Found that intervention group mothers were significantly more responsive, stimulating, visually attentive, and controlling of their infant's behavior than were control-group mothers. Intervention infants had higher scores than control infants on sociability, self-soothing, and exploration measures. (MDM)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior, Infants, Intervention, Lower Class Parents, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills, Personality, Sensitivity Training

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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