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Publication Date: 1997
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In Search of the Absent Father--Meta-Analyses of Infant-Father Attachment: A Rejoinder to Our Discussants.
van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; De Wolff, Marianne S.
Child Development, v68 n4 p604-09 Aug 1997
Presents meta-analysis evidence of the association between paternal sensitivity and infant-father attachment from eight studies with 546 families (combined effect size r = 0.13). A meta-analysis of 950 families from 14 studies found an overall correlation of 0.17 between infant-mother and infant-father attachment. Presents a data-based model of attachment within the family system. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Fathers, Infants, Meta Analysis, Models, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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