Objective To explore the influence of infant-mother attachment on the development of cognition and behavior in toddler age. Methods The subjects included 118 toddlers,whose infant-mother attachment were already assessed with Ainsworth's Strange Situation Strategy.The 118 toddlers were assessed for their cognition development with Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II,as well as their behavior problems with Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist. Results In toddler age,the mean mental development index (MDI) was 102.9±12.6 for the securely attached infants,while it was 97.5±14.8 for the insecurely attached infants.This difference was statistically significant (t=3.322,P<0.05); 9.0% of the securely attached infants was detected to have behavior problems,while 22.5% of the insecurely attached infants was detected to have behavior problems.This difference was also statistically significant(χ2=4.127,P<0.05). Conclusion Secure infant-mother attachment is related to better cognitive development and less behavior problems in toddler age.
Key words
infant-mother attachment /
securely attached /
insecurely attached /
toddler age /
cognitive development /
behavior problems
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