Differential attachment responses of male and female infants to frightening maternal behavior: Tend or befriend versus fight or flight?
David D, Lyons‐Ruth K. Differential attachment responses of male and female infants to frightening maternal behavior: Tend or befriend versus fight or flight? Infant Mental Health Journal 2005, 26: 1-18. PMID: 17464362, PMCID: PMC1857276, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale infantMaternal behaviorAtypical Maternal Behavior InstrumentLow-income mother-infant dyadsMother-infant dyadsMale infantQuality of caregivingGender differencesInfantsIntervention servicesClinical contextGender-based differencesInfant attachment behaviorAssessment toolBehavior InstrumentAinsworth Strange SituationFrightening behaviorAttachment behaviorResponseFlight responseDifferencesMonths