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Broadening the Study of Infant Security of Attachment: Maternal Autonomy‐support in the Context of Infant Exploration

Whipple, Natasha, Bernier, Annie, Mageau, Geneviève A.·2011·Social Development

DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2010.00574.x

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Although security of attachment is conceptualised as a balance between infants' attachment and exploratory behaviours, parental behaviours pertaining to infant exploration have received relatively little empirical attention. Drawing from self‐determination theory, this study seeks to improve the prediction of infant attachment by assessing maternal autonomy‐support during infant exploration, in addition to maternal sensitivity. Seventy‐one dyads participated in two home visits. Maternal sensitivity was assessed when the infants were 12 months old, whereas maternal autonomy‐support and infant attachment were assessed at 15 months. The results revealed that autonomy‐support explained an additional portion of the variance in attachment when maternal socioeconomic status and sensitivity were controlled. These results speak to the relevance of a theory‐driven approach to examining maternal behaviours in the context of child exploration.

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Authors: Whipple, N., Bernier, A., & Mageau, G. A.
Affiliations: Université de Montréal (CA)
Corresponding author: Whipple, Natasha
ORCID: Bernier, Annie
Mageau, Geneviève A.
Venue: Social Development
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010-12-20
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
Pages: 17-32
ISSN: 0961-205X (ISSN-L)
1467-9507
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2010.00574.x
OpenAlex: W1489523012
Cited by: 150
References: 60
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 8.31
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Social Development (publishedVersion)
Funders: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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: infant attachment security, maternal autonomy support, infant exploration, maternal sensitivity, self-determination theory, maternal behavior, home visiting, socioeconomic status

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