Thirty-four Japanese infants and mothers were observed in the Strange Situation
procedure when the infants were 12 months old. The mothers completed the Taylor
Inventory of mother's perception of emotional support from the father. Mothers of
securely attached infants perceived greater support from the father than mothers of
anxiously attached/avoidant infants and anxiously attached/resistant infants. The
findings were interpreted in terms of the cultural context.
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