Young children's trust in their mother's claims: longitudinal links with attachment security in infancy

Kathleen H Corriveau; Paul L Harris; Elizabeth Meins; Charles Fernyhough; Bronia Arnott; Lorna Elliott; Beth Liddle; Alexandra Hearn; Lucia Vittorini; Marc de Rosnay

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01295.x

Young children's trust in their mother's claims: longitudinal links with attachment security in infancy

Kathleen H Corriveau, Paul L Harris, Elizabeth Meins, Charles Fernyhough, Bronia Arnott, Lorna Elliott, Beth Liddle, Alexandra Hearn, Lucia Vittorini, Marc de Rosnay

Psychology

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Abstract

In a longitudinal study of attachment, children (N = 147) aged 50 and 61 months heard their mother and a stranger make conflicting claims. In 2 tasks, the available perceptual cues were equally consistent with either person's claim but children generally accepted the mother's claims over those of the stranger. In a 3rd task, the perceptual cues favored the stranger's claims, and children generally accepted her claims over those of the mother. However, children's pattern of responding varied by attachment status. The strategy of relying on the mother or the stranger, depending on the available perceptual cues, was especially evident among secure children. Insecure-avoidant children displayed less reliance on their mother's claims, irrespective of the available cues, whereas insecure-resistant children displayed more.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	750-761
Number of pages	12
Journal	Child Development
Volume	80
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01295.x
Publication status	Published - May 2009

Keywords

Emotions
Humans
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers
Longitudinal Studies
Child, Preschool
Speech Perception
Object Attachment
Trust
Child Development
Cues
Female
Male

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