The association between early parent‐child attachment security and peer rejection among
preschool children was examined. Children in three preschool classrooms (N= 37) …

40 4‐year‐old children and their mothers participated in a study investigating concurrent
links between attachment and peer interactions. Security of attachment was assessed in the …

Attachment theorists suggest that attachment security with parents supports the quality of
social adaptation in peer groups during early childhood, and numerous studies supporting …

Although it is hypothesized that children with different insecure attachment patterns may
experience a variety of peer difficulties, the question has been investigated almost …

Although parent—child attachment is associated with a broad range of child outcomes,
relatively little is known about the childrearing practices of parents of securely attached …

Attachment research suggests that children with secure attachments are more able to
construct meaningful relationships with peers. Few studies, however, have attempted to map …

89 children and their mothers participated in a study examining the association between
attachment and peer social competence. During the summer following kindergarten, quality …

We evaluated links between peer-group functioning and indicators of attachment security in
relation to both mother and father in middle childhood, among 73 10-year-olds (37 girls) …

The recent availability of attachment measures such as the Security Scale makes it possible
to take further steps into the testing and refinement of attachment theoretic assumptions …

A sample of 81 children was followed longitudinally to assess the contributions of behavioral
inhibition, early attachment security, and experience of nonparental care to individual …