Background Attachment theory has long argued that insecure and disorganized attachment
representations are associated with vulnerability to psychopathology in general, and …

Precursors of Attachment Security Page 1 CHAPTER 13 Precursors of Attachment Security
RM PASCO FEARON JAY BELSKY Why do some infants develop secure attachments to …

Maternal sensitivity is a modifiable determinant of infant attachment security and a precursor
to optimal child development. Contextual stressors undermine sensitivity, but research was …

A 2004 meta‐analysis reported good validity for the observer attachment Q‐sort (AQS), but
poor validity for the parental self‐report version. Despite this, the self‐report AQS is still …

The young brain is particularly vulnerable to injury due to inherent physiological and
developmental factors, and even mild forms of traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can sometimes …

A practical how-to guide for promoting positive classroom cultures. A prosocial classroom is
easy to spot! Students are engaged in learning, have a warm relationship with the teacher …

The current study evaluated whether maternal insightfulness can buffer the negative
influence of postpartum stressful life events on maternal parenting behaviors. Participants …

Attachment relationships are formed, organized, and elaborated through interactions
between an attachment figure and her/his child. The parent–child codetermination process …

Launching Palgrave's interdisciplinary Professional Keywords series, this reader-friendly
reference guide distils the study of attachment into digestible, yet authoritative, chunks. With …

Children from high‐risk environments are more likely to experience problems in
development. Many difficulties are linked to early experiences in the context of the emerging …