Title

Preschoolers’ distress and regulatory behaviors vary as a function of infant–mother attachment security

Abstract

Children (N = 98) with higher attachment security scores, and lower resistance and avoidance scores during the Strange Situation at 16 months demonstrated somewhat more adaptive observed and mother-reported emotion regulation as preschoolers independent of maternal behavior.

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2016.06.008

Keywords

infant distress, regulatory behaviors, emotion regulation, attachment

Publication Date

2016

Journal Title

Infant Behavior and Development

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