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Describe and interpret the relationship between secure attachment and infancy. What correlations do parent-child attachment have with later emotional development in adulthood? What evidence do current research studies provide on this topic of development?

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As you briefly describe and interpret the relationship between secure attachment and infancy, there are strong correlations and implications that positive, secure, and healthy parent-child attachments also yield more stable and secure later emotional development in adulthood. The early attachments are ...

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