#9573. Attachment configurations to mothers and fathers during infancy predict compliance, defiance, and effortful control in toddlerhood

September 2026publication date
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Sociology and Political Science;
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Developmental and Educational Psychology;
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Abstract:
Infant-parent attachment has been theoretically proposed to serve a key regulatory function for childrens emotion, cognition, and behavior, with secure attachment leading to more favorable outcomes, but much of the research supporting this claim has been conducted solely on infant-mother dyads. While research on infant-father attachment has gained traction, studies including fathers often examine their contributions as independent from mothers, which may overlook the interacting influence of multiple attachment relationships on child development. Here, we use a new approach in which we consider infant attachment to both mothers and fathers as a configuration. This study examined whether infant attachment configurations to both mothers and fathers predicted effortful control, compliance, and defiance during toddlerhood.
Keywords:
attachment; compliance; defiance; effortful control; fathers; mothers

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