Heidi Bailey
Professor
College of Social & Applied Human Sciences
Department of Psychology
Guelph, Ontario
hnbailey@uoguelph.ca
Office:
(519) 824-4120 ext. 56399
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Dr. Bailey's research seeks to provide a better understanding of how children learn to cope with stress, and to form a foundation for future interventions in support of mothers and infants at risk for failing to develop organized attachment relationships.
Preliminary research on infant...
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Preliminary research on infant...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Bailey's research seeks to provide a better understanding of how children learn to cope with stress, and to form a foundation for future interventions in support of mothers and infants at risk for failing to develop organized attachment relationships.
Preliminary research on infant's heart rate in response to moderate attachment-related stress has supported the premise that infants in secure attachment relationships cope optimally with stress, whereas infants who have failed to develop an organized attachment strategy experience a heightened reaction to stress. Attachment theory holds that parents play a critical role in fostering early attachment relationships; however, links between maternal behaviour and attachment typically have been modest, and little is known about the physiological responses of mothers to their infant's stress.
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Preliminary research on infant's heart rate in response to moderate attachment-related stress has supported the premise that infants in secure attachment relationships cope optimally with stress, whereas infants who have failed to develop an organized attachment strategy experience a heightened reaction to stress. Attachment theory holds that parents play a critical role in fostering early attachment relationships; however, links between maternal behaviour and attachment typically have been modest, and little is known about the physiological responses of mothers to their infant's stress.
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