This article investigated two central questions about mother–child attachment relationships during early childhood: (1) the association between maternal sensitivity and child attachment behavior (Study 1) and (2) the link between child attachment behavior and representations (Study 2). In Study 1, maternal sensitivity and child security were assessed in naturalistic contexts among 74 middle‐class dyads, when children were about 3.5 and again 5.5 years of age, using the Maternal Behavior with Preschoolers Q‐set (MBPQS) and the Attachment Q‐set (AQS), respectively. Sensitivity and security were significantly related at each point in time and stable from 3.5 to 5.5 years of age. Furthermore, changes in sensitivity predicted changes in child security. In Study 2, the relationship between the organization of preschoolers’ attachment behavior and the structure of attachment representations (secure base script knowledge) was assessed. Participants were 158 preschoolers between 3 and 5.5 years. Children's secure base behavior was described with the AQS, whereas their attachment script knowledge was assessed with the MacArthur Attachment Story Completion Task. The organization of children's secure base behavior was significantly, if modestly, associated with their knowledge of the secure base script.

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三，早期儿童依恋行为的组织：与物质敏感性和儿童依恋表征的联系。

本文研究了有关幼儿期母子依恋关系的两个核心问题：（1）母体敏感性与儿童依恋行为之间的关联（研究1）和（2）儿童依恋行为与表征之间的联系（研究2）。在研究1中，使用儿童学龄前儿童的Q行为（MBPQS）和依恋Q-评估了74个中产阶级儿童中3.5岁和5.5岁之间的母亲敏感性和儿童安全性。分别设置（AQS）。敏感性和安全性在每个时间点都显着相关，并且在3.5到5.5岁之间稳定。此外，敏感性的变化预示着儿童安全的变化。在研究2中，评估了学龄前儿童依恋行为的组织与依恋表征结构（安全的基本脚本知识）之间的关系。参与者是158名3至5.5岁的学龄前儿童。AQS描述了儿童的安全基本行为，而MacArthur附件故事完成任务则评估了他们的附件脚本知识。儿童的安全基础行为的组织（如果适度）与他们对安全基础脚本的了解密切相关。而他们的附件脚本知识是通过MacArthur附件故事完成任务评估的。儿童的安全基础行为的组织（如果适度）与他们对安全基础脚本的了解密切相关。而他们的附件脚本知识是通过MacArthur附件故事完成任务评估的。儿童的安全基础行为的组织（如果适度）与他们对安全基础脚本的了解密切相关。