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Infant Attachment: What We Know Now

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In February 1991, ASPE sponsored a two-day research seminar on infant attachment. This final report has three major sections. The first part is a brief summary of an extensive literature review on infant attachment. The second section summarizes the proceedings of the seminar, which was based on the topics outlined in the literature review. The Research Agenda, the third part of the report, outlines the areas that the participants identified for future research. [31 PDF pages]