Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Mother--Infant Attachment in Adoptive Families. |
| Authors: |
Singer, Leslie M., Brodzinsky, David M., Ramsay, Douglas, Steir, Mary, Waters, Everett |
| Source: |
Child Development. Dec1985, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p1543. 9p. |
| Subjects: |
Mother-infant relationship, Adoption & psychology, Attachment behavior |
| Abstract: |
Assesses the quality of attachment relationships in adoptive and non-adoptive mother-infant using data from two separate samples with the Strange Situation paradigm. Absence of differences in mother-infant attachment between nonadopted and intraracial adopted subjects; Higher insecure attachment in interracial adoptive mother-infant pairs; Higher incidence of psychological problems among middle childhood adoptees. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
