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Transition to child care: associations with infant–mother attachment, infant negative emotion and cortisol elevations

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Seventy 15-month-old infants were studied at home before starting child care, during adaptation (mothers present) and separation (first 9 days without mothers) phases, and 5 months later. Security of infant–mother attachment was assessed before and 3 months after child care began. In the separation phase, salivary cortisol rose over the first 60 min following the mothers' departures to levels that were 75% to 100% higher than at home. Compared with insecure infants, secure infants had markedly lower cortisol levels during the adaptation phase and higher fuss and cry levels during the separation phase, and their fuss and cry levels were significantly correlated with their cortisol levels. Attachments remained secure or became secure if mothers spent more days adapting their children to child care.

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Authors
Ahnert, L., Gunnar, M. R., Lamb, M. E., & Barthel, M.
Affiliations
  • Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Child Development
Published
2004-05-01
Volume
75
Issue
3
Pages
639-650
ISSN
  • 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8624
OpenAlex
W2136352610
Cited by
334
References
77
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Child Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
Keywords
infant-mother attachment, attachment security, cortisol, maternal separation, salivary cortisol
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Affect, Child, Child Care, Crying, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Infant, Mother-Child Relations, Object Attachment, Saliva

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