This study used a newly developed coding system for measuring the quality of parenting
behavior to examine associations with children's social-emotional development. The Risky …

Past meta-analyses show that both child–mother and child–father attachment insecurity are
independently and jointly associated with more externalizing behaviors in children. Little is …

The activation relationship refers to the emotional bond a child develops with a parent that
helps ensure the regulation of risk-taking during child exploration of the surrounding …

An unsettled question in attachment theory and research is the extent to which children's
attachment patterns with mothers and fathers jointly predict developmental outcomes. In this …

Objective. This paper aimed to examine the contributions of a second assessment time point
of attachment security, along with assessments of maternal behavior (sensitivity and …

Much research has been done in the area of toddler compliance/defiance and emotion
regulation from a socialization perspective, and although some of this research has used …

Developmental research has established the quality of the early parent–child relationship as
important factor influencing the child's cognitive, social, emotional and physical …

Parental sensitive behavior is seen as one of the main determinants of attachment security.
However, studies also suggest that other behaviors may be stronger predictors of the parent …

We examined the extent to which infant attachment status is directly related to child conduct
problems 6 years later, and assessed the potential mediating roles of hostile parenting and …

Early attachment quality may be a lasting source of vulnerability or protection in children's
development. In this study, we examine whether attachment quality at age three moderates …