Sheri Madigan, Audrey-Ann Deneault, Robbie Duschinsky, Marian J Bakermans-Kranenburg, Carlo Schuengel, Marinus H van IJzendoorn, Anh Ly, R M Pasco Fearon, Rachel Eirich, Marije L Verhage
Sensitive caregiving behavior, which involves the ability to notice, interpret, and quickly respond to a child's signals of need and/or interest, is a central determinant of secure child-caregiver attachment. Yet, significant heterogeneity in effect sizes exists across the literature, and sources of heterogeneity have yet to be explained. For all child-caregiver dyads, there was a significant and positive pooled association between caregiver sensitivity and parent-child attachment ( r = .25, 95% CI [.22, .28], k = 174, 230 effect sizes, N = 22,914)...
May 6, 2024: Psychological Bulletin