Children's ability to delay gratification: longitudinal relations to mother-child attachment.

A study was conducted to analyze concurrent and longitudinal mother-child attachment qualities in relation to children's ability to delay gratification at age six years. Findings revealed that both concurrent attachment quality and a longitudinal attachment measure predicted the length of time that...

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Published in:	Journal of Genetic Psychology Vol. 158; pp. 411 - 427
Main Authors:	Jacobson, Teresa, Huss, Michael, Fendrich, Michael
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd December 1997
Subjects:	Attachment behavior Delay of gratification
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost