Attachment to Inanimate Objects and Early Childcare: A Twin Study

Attachment to Inanimate Objects and Early Childcare: A Twin Study

Extensive nonmaternal childcare plays an important role in children's development. This study examined a potential coping mechanism for dealing with daily separation from caregivers involved in childcare experience—children's development of attachments toward inanimate objects. We employed...

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Main Authors: Keren eFortuna, Liora eBaor, Salomon eIsrael, Adi eAbadi, Ariel eKnafo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Day Care
Object Attachment
Childcare
transitional object
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00486/full

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