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The development of parent-infant attachment through dynamic and interactive signaling loops of care and cry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2005

James Edward Swain ,
Linda C. Mayes  and
James F. Leckman
James Edward Swain*
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06520
Linda C. Mayes*
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06520
James F. Leckman*
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06520
*
james.swain@yale.edu
linda.mayes@yale.edu
james.leckman@yale.edu
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Abstract:

In addition to the infant cry being a signal for attention, it may also be a critical component of the early formation of attachments with caregivers. We consider the complex development of that attachment, which involves reciprocal interactive signaling and a host of evolutionarily conserved caregiver factors.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , August 2004 , pp. 472 - 473
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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