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THE THREE‐YEAR‐OLD AND HIS ATTACHMENT TO A SPECIAL SOFT OBJECT
Author(s) -
Boniface David,
Graham Philip
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1979.tb00505.x
Subject(s) - psychology , object (grammar) , developmental psychology , bedtime , population , distress , clinical psychology , psychiatry , demography , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
SUMMARY In a total population survey of three‐year‐old children, mothers of 702 children were asked about the use by their children of a special soft object in situations of distress and at bedtime. 16·4% of children were currently using such an object. No relationship was found between object usage and sex, social class or sleeping arrangements. Object usage was related to the child's level of independence, tendency to suck fingers and other objects, and ease of going to sleep. There was a tendency for disturbed children to use such objects less. Theorectical implications of the findings are discussed.