Sex differences in infant-mother attachment |
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Authors: | Williams Sue W Blunk Elizabeth M |
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Institution: | Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos 78666-4616, USA. |
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Abstract: | A sex difference in security of infant attachment was found in a sample of 52 infant-mother dyads. The infants were enrolled in early care and education programs within a predominantly small-town geographic area in the southwest. Security of attachment was assessed using the Strange Situation procedure. Male infants (76%) were significantly more likely to be securely attached than female infants (39%). No other variables related to the infants' early care and education experience or mothers' age, race, marital status, and education were significantly associated with infants' attachment status. |
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