A Longitudinal Examination of Links between Mother-Child Attachment and Children's Friendships in Early Childhood

A longitudinal study examined associations between child-mother attachment security and children's friendships at two points in early childhood. Comparisons of secure-secure and secure-insecure friend pairs revealed that the interactions of secure-secure pairs were more positive at age 4 and more positive and co-ordinated at age 5

Attachment theory · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Friendship · Insecure attachment · Longitudinal study · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

• Adolescents, Parents, Friends/PeersWe thank D. Breakstone, M. Kerr, R. M. Lerner, H. Stattin, and C. Yuen. Preparation was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NICHD.

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