The longitudinal and concurrent relationship between caregiver sensitivity and preschool attachment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the concurrent and longitudinal relationship between caregiver sensitivity and preschool attachment measured using the Main and Cassidy (1988) and Cassidy and Marvin (1992) attachment classification systems. This review was pre-registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; Registration Number CRD42017073417) and completed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The present review identified 36 studies made up of 21 samples (N = 3, 847) examining the relationship between caregiver sensitivity and preschool attachment. Eight primary meta-analyses were conducted separately according to the proximity of the assessment of se

SUBMITTER: O'Neill MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7822304 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature