Moving beyond the mother-child dyad: exploring the link between maternal sensitivity and siblings' attachment styles

Attachment theory asserts that secure attachment representations are developed through sensitive and consistent caregiving. If sensitive caregiving is a constant characteristic of the parent, then siblings should have concordant attachment classifications. The authors explored maternal attachment qu...

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Main Authors: Kennedy, Mark (Author), Betts, Lucy R. (Author), Underwood, Jean D.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014-04-14.
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