Validity of the TAS-45 as a measure of toddler-parent attachment: preliminary evidence from Early Head Start families.
A new observational measure of attachment strategies in the home, the Toddler Attachment Sort-45 (TAS-45) was completed for 59 18- to 36-month-old recipients of EHS. Mothers completed the Brief Infant Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA); children were tested on the Preschool Language Scale (PLS-4); and a mother-child snack was videotaped and coded for dyadic mutuality. The TAS-45 Security score was associated with more dyadic mutuality, higher language and competence scores, and lower problem scores. Discriminant validity was evidenced by a lack of associations with the TAS-45 Dependence score. The TAS-45 Disorganized "hotspot" (cluster) score also showed expected associations with these outcomes. Results are discussed in terms of next steps for use of the TAS-45 in research and practice.
Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. spieker@u.washington.edu
Susan
S
Spieker
Elizabeth M
EM
Nelson
Marie-Celeste
MC
Condon
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D005190:Family; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014743:Videotape Recording; D055815:Young Adult
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