Titre du document / Document title

Transition to child care: Associations with infant-mother attachment, infant negative emotion, and cortisol elevations

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

AHNERT Lieselotte ⁽¹⁾ ; GUNNAR Megan R. ⁽²⁾ ; LAMB Michael E. ⁽³⁾ ; BARTHEL Martina ⁽⁴⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Educational and Developmental Psychology, Free University of Berlin, ALLEMAGNE
⁽²⁾ Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, ETATS-UNIS
⁽³⁾ National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
⁽⁴⁾ Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Research on Socialization

Résumé / Abstract

Seventy 15-month-old infants were studied at home before starting child care, during adaptation (mothers present) and separation (first 9 days without mothers) phases, and 5 months later. Security of infant-mother attachment was assessed before and 3 months after child care began. In the separation phase, salivary cortisol rose over the first 60 min following the mothers' departures to levels that were 75% to 100% higher than at home. Compared with insecure infants, secure infants had markedly lower cortisol levels during the adaptation phase and higher fuss and cry levels during the separation phase, and their fuss and cry levels were significantly correlated with their cortisol levels. Attachments remained secure or became secure if mothers spent more days adapting their children to child care.

Revue / Journal Title

Child development   ISSN 0009-3920   CODEN CHDEAW 

Source / Source

2004, vol. 75, n^o3, pp. 639-650 [12 page(s) (article)] (2 p.1/2)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, MA, ETATS-UNIS  (1930) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Steroid hormone ; Adrenal hormone ; Glucocorticoid ; Human ; Infant ; Day care center ; Hydrocortisone ; Maternal separation ; Affect affectivity ; Emotion emotionality ; Affective attachment ; Mother child relation ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Hormone stéroïde ; Hormone surrénalienne ; Glucocorticoïde ; Homme ; Nourrisson ; Garderie enfant ; Hydrocortisone ; Séparation mère ; Affect affectivité ; Emotion émotivité ; Attachement affectif ; Relation mère enfant ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Hormona esteroide ; Hormona suprarrenal ; Glucocorticoide ; Hombre ; Lactante ; Guarderia infantil ; Hidrocortisona ; Separación materna ; Afecto afectividad ; Emoción emotividad ; Apego afectivo ; Relación madre niño ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 4558, 35400011208684.0010