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Genetic and caregiving-based contributions to infant attachment: unique associations with distress reactivity and attachment security.
Psychological science - 1 Sept 2012
Raby K Lee, Cicchetti Dante, Carlson Elizabeth A, Cutuli J J, Englund Michelle M, Egeland Byron
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In the longitudinal study reported here, we examined genetic and caregiving-based contributions to individual differences in infant attachment classifications. For 154 mother-infant pairs, we rated mothers' responsiveness to their 6-month-old infants during naturalistic interactions and classified infants' attachment organization at 12 and 18 months using the Strange Situation procedure. These infants were later...
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