Abstract The Strange Situation Procedure (SSP) was developed five decades ago to assess
infant–parent attachment relationships. Although the procedure itself has remained relatively …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 144 (4) of
Psychological Bulletin (see record 2018-12812-001). In the article, there are errors in Table …

There is strong evidence that children of mothers with insecure attachment styles have poor
outcome trajectories. Maternal sensitivity may be the behaviour which links mother and child …

OBJECTIVE: Maternal maltreatment history and current parenting stress are associated with
parenting difficulties. However, researchers have not investigated the mechanism by which …

Since Mary Ainsworth's formulation of the Sensitivity-Insensitivity to Infant Signals and
Communications observational scale, new instruments have been developed to observe …

In a socially diverse sample of 206 infant–mother pairs, we investigated predictors of infants'
attachment security at 15 months, with a particular emphasis on mothers' tendency to …

OBJECTIVE: Childhood maltreatment is associated with subsequent parenting difficulties;
however, most research has relied on self-reported parenting outcomes, and observational …

The question as to whether or not children can be affected by the traumatization of their
parents has been the topic of a long-standing debate. This article provides a critical review …

This report aimed to investigate the capacity of maternal behaviors tailored to children's
attachment and exploration systems to jointly explain the well‐known mother–child …

Sensitive caregiving behavior, which involves the ability to notice, interpret, and quickly
respond to a child's signals of need and/or interest, is a central determinant of secure child …