How fathers and mothers make their children laugh: Associations with the security of parent-child attachment relationships

Although fathers and mothers tend to use comparable strategies with similar success in making children laugh, the significance of this relational dynamic may differ in its contribution to the development of attachment security within parent-child dyads.

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
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2025-12-21
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106441
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Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
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How fathers and mothers make their children laugh: Associations with the security of parent-child attachment relationships

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Abstract

Although fathers and mothers tend to use comparable strategies with similar success in making children laugh, the significance of this relational dynamic may differ in its contribution to the development of attachment security within parent-child dyads.

Journal of Experimental Child PsychologyVol. 264
University of Ottawa (CA), Université du Québec en Outaouais (CA), Université de Montréal (CA)
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