This study examines paternal and maternal sensitivity as predictors of toddlers' attachment security in two naturalistic contexts. Seventy‐three mostly White middle‐class families participated between 2015 and 2019 when children (49.3% girls) were approximately 29.48 months old. Each child–parent dyad completed a home and playground visit. Findings revealed paternal and maternal sensitivity were significantly associated at home and marginally at the playground. Paternal sensitivity was only predictive of security to the father at the playground, showing a medium effect, while small effects of maternal sensitivity on security to the mother were found in both contexts. Cross‐parent contributions to security were small and limited to the playground. The need to consider the greater ecology of child–parent relationships and suggestions for larger‐scale research are discussed.

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自然环境中的父子依恋关系和母子依恋关系


这项研究考察了父亲和母亲的敏感性作为幼儿在两种自然主义背景下依恋安全性的预测因素。 2015 年至 2019 年间，有 73 个以白人为主的中产阶级家庭参与，当时孩子（49.3% 是女孩）年龄约为 29.48 个月。每个孩子和家长都完成了家庭和游乐场的参观。研究结果显示，父亲和母亲的敏感性在家里显着相关，而在操场上则略有相关。父亲的敏感性只能预测父亲在操场上的安全感，显示出中等影响，而母亲的敏感性对母亲的安全感在两种情况下都存在较小的影响。家长间对安全的贡献很小，而且仅限于操场。讨论了考虑儿童与父母关系的更大生态的必要性以及对更大规模研究的建议。