Convergence between attachment classifications and natural reunion behavior among children and parents in a child care setting
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The current study examined the convergence between young children's attachment classifications in the laboratory-based Strange Situation Procedure and children's and parents' behaviors during naturalistic reunions after a day in child care. Fifty-eight parent-child dyads participated in this study. Children's attachment security assessed from the Strange Situation Procedure was significantly associated with ratings of children's security, avoidance, and delight toward their parents during the natural reunion episodes, and with parents' responsiveness during the natural reunion episodes. These findings suggest that natural reunions at the end of the day in child care reflect the quality of attachment relationships between young children and their parents.
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- Authors
- Bick, J., Dozier, M., & Perkins, E.
- Affiliations
- University of Delaware (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bick, Johanna
- Venue
- Attachment & Human Development
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-12-23
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-10
- ISSN
- 1461-6734 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-2988
- PMC
- PMC3246396
- OpenAlex
- W1970709928
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Attachment & Human Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH084135, R01MH052135, R01MH074374)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Keywords
- attachment security, parent-child attachment, Strange Situation Procedure, child care, parental responsiveness, separation distress, attachment classification, young children, parent-child dyads
- MeSH terms
- Child Day Care Centers, Child, Preschool, Female, Happiness, Humans, Infant, Male, Object Attachment, Parent-Child Relations, Personality Development, Socioeconomic Factors
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