Individual differences in empathy among preschoolers: Relation to attachment history
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
- Vol. 1989 (44), 51-64
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cd.23219894405
Abstract
Is the quality of early relationships linked to later emotional development? Children with secure attachments at twelve and eighteen months of age are more empathic and prosocial toward others.Keywords
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