Attachment Behaviors

Attachment Behaviors is a developmental psychological construct referring to instinctive social responses in infants aimed at maintaining proximity to a primary caregiver, distinguished by their specific motivational and emotional regulation functions within attachment theory.

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2017–2026

359

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  1. MH
    Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    55 publications · 9.8K citations

    41

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  2. KL
    Karlen Lyons‐Ruth

    Harvard University, United States

    33 publications · 6.3K citations

    28

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  3. MJ
    Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    33 publications · 3.4K citations

    25

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  4. EM
    Ellen Moss

    Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

    26 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. JB
    Jay Belsky

    University of California, Davis, United States

    28 publications · 4.4K citations

    23

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  1. Child Development

    189 publications · 41.5K citations

    100

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  2. Developmental Psychology

    94 publications · 13.1K citations

    62

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  3. Attachment & Human Development

    125 publications · 6.8K citations

    48

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  4. Development and Psychopathology

    51 publications · 6.3K citations

    41

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  5. Infant Mental Health Journal

    IMHJ · 68 publications · 5K citations

    36

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