Human Psychology
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Infant Attachment: What We Know Now
Virginia L. Colin
Nancy Low & Associates, Inc.
June 28, 1991
PDF Version
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This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-90-0035 between U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Family, Community and Long-Term Care Policy (now the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy) and Nancy Low & Associates, Inc. For additional information about this subject, you can visit the ASPE home page at http://aspe.hhs.gov. The Project Officer was Sharon McGroder.
This report was prepared under contract No. HHS-100-90-0035 of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Health Services, with Nancy Low & Associates, Inc., 5454 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1500, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Project Staff: Susan D. Abbott, Project Director; Mary Lou Rife, Editor; Michael C. Kennedy, Editorial Assistant.
The opinions and views expressed in this report are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Health and Human Services, the contractor or any other funding organization.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FORWARD
INTRODUCTION
I. THE LITERATURE REVIEW: A SUMMARY
II. INFANT ATTACHMENT SEMINAR SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS
III. RESEARCH AGENDA
APPENDIX A. SEMINAR PARTICIPANT LIST
APPENDIX B. LITERATURE REVIEW (must be requested from DALTCP)
FOREWORD
The importance of early infant attachment cannot be overstated. It is at the heart of healthy child development and lays the foundation for relating intimately with others, including spouses and children. It affects parents' abilities to nurture and to be responsive to their children. The effects of infant attachment are long-term, influencing generations of families.
For the vast majority, the experience of the mother's care is the first experience of reality. But
Infant Attachment: What We Know Now
Virginia L. Colin
Nancy Low & Associates, Inc.
June 28, 1991
PDF Version
________________________________________
This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-90-0035 between U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Family, Community and Long-Term Care Policy (now the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy) and Nancy Low & Associates, Inc. For additional information about this subject, you can visit the ASPE home page at http://aspe.hhs.gov. The Project Officer was Sharon McGroder.
This report was prepared under contract No. HHS-100-90-0035 of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Health Services, with Nancy Low & Associates, Inc., 5454 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1500, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Project Staff: Susan D. Abbott, Project Director; Mary Lou Rife, Editor; Michael C. Kennedy, Editorial Assistant.
The opinions and views expressed in this report are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Health and Human Services, the contractor or any other funding organization.
________________________________________
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FORWARD
INTRODUCTION
I. THE LITERATURE REVIEW: A SUMMARY
II. INFANT ATTACHMENT SEMINAR SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS
III. RESEARCH AGENDA
APPENDIX A. SEMINAR PARTICIPANT LIST
APPENDIX B. LITERATURE REVIEW (must be requested from DALTCP)
FOREWORD
The importance of early infant attachment cannot be overstated. It is at the heart of healthy child development and lays the foundation for relating intimately with others, including spouses and children. It affects parents' abilities to nurture and to be responsive to their children. The effects of infant attachment are long-term, influencing generations of families.
For the vast majority, the experience of the mother's care is the first experience of reality. But