Adult Sensitivity Assessment in Interaction with 6-36 Months old Children: Design and Preliminary Analyses of Adult Sensitivity Scale

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2012
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SOCIEDAD CHILENA PSICOLOGIA CLINICA
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The adult sensitivity has been extensively studied in early childhood, for it is associated with a secure attachment bond with the child. Different sensitivity measuring instruments have been developed, primarily through observational methods. Most of them require extensive training or a complex experimental s setting. The aim of this study is to develop a new instrument to assess sensitivity in adult caretaker of children aged 6 to 36 months, with few requirements for its use. The context of measurement involved a brief free-play interaction, which is filmed and encoded. The instrument was applied to a sample of 99 significant adult-child dyads and the videos analyzed with a rubric for each sensitivity indicator. Results show that the instrument has adequate psychometric properties and can be used in different familiar, educational or institutional contexts.
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sensitivity, early childhood, psychometrics and instruments, EARLY MATERNAL SENSITIVITY, INFANT-MOTHER ATTACHMENT, STRANGE SITUATION, SECURITY, RESPONSIVENESS, PREDICTION, LANGUAGE, BEHAVIOR, ORIGINS, RISK
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https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-48082012000300003
 https://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/79061
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