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Maternal affectionate behavior and infant-mother attachment patterns.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7318528     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Four categories of affectionate behavior were identified in the 23 mothers of Ainsworth's longitudinal sample whose infants were observed in the strange situation at age 12 months. Mothers of babies classified as showing pattern A (anxiously attached and avoidant) in terms of their strange situation behavior were found to emphasize kissing proportionally more than the other mothers, and hugging/cuddling proportionally less. This is congruent with the previous finding that such mothers are averse to close bodily contact. Since mothers of pattern-A babies had also been found to be more rejecting, the findings suggest that rejection does not necessarily imply an absence of affectionate behavior but a different mode of expression.
Authors:
R L Tracy; M D Ainsworth
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Child development     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0009-3920     ISO Abbreviation:  Child Dev     Publication Date:  1981  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-03-13     Completed Date:  1982-03-13     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372725     Medline TA:  Child Dev     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1341-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anxiety / psychology
Female
Humans
Infant
Love*
Male
Maternal Behavior*
Mother-Child Relations*
Object Attachment*
Personality Development

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