Elucidating the mechanisms by which infant birth conditions shape development across
lengthy periods is critical for understanding typical and pathological development and for …

Despite the knowledge that fathers uniquely contribute to the development of their infants,
relatively few studies have focused on the father–infant relationship during early infancy. In …

Infants appear to be active participants in complex interactional sequences with their parents
far earlier than previously theorized. In this report, we document the capacity of 3‐month‐old …

The earliest relationship does not begin with birth. Pregnant women construct mental
representations of the fetus, and the feelings of affiliation or 'maternal–fetal …

The interrelations of maternal attachment representations, mother–infant interaction in the
home, and attachment relationships were studied in 99 adolescent mothers and their 12 …

Objective. To examine the role of infant attachment classification and parenting stress for
toddler emotional and behavior problems. Design. Participants were 606 infant–mother …

This investigation examined the longitudinal prediction of emotional availability in mother-
child interaction during middle childhood from two indicators of socioemotional functioning …

This study sought to replicate previous work in testing the hypothesis that interactions of
dyads developing secure attachment relationships would be characterized by …

Attachment research has so far favoured maternal and child characteristics as determinants
of secure or insecure attachment relationships between infant and mother. Several recent …