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Presentation
The Continuity of Attachment Development from Infancy to Toddlerhood: The Birth of a Sibling
Biannual Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development (2011)
  • Ya F. Xue, The University of Western Ontario
  • Kathleen A. O'Connor, The University of Western Ontario
  • Greg Moran, The University of Western Ontario
Abstract

This study investigates the impact of the arrival of a new infant on firstborn attachment. The patterns of attachment continuity and discontinuity are compared between children who transitioned to siblinghood for the first time and children who did not experience this transition.

Keywords
  • Attachment development,
  • Infancy,
  • Toddlerhood,
  • Sibling
Publication Date
March 31, 2011
Comments

A poster presentation at the Biannual Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development in Montréal, Québec, March 31 - April 2, 2011.

Citation Information
Ya F. Xue, Kathleen A. O'Connor and Greg Moran. "The Continuity of Attachment Development from Infancy to Toddlerhood: The Birth of a Sibling" Biannual Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gregmoran/107/