Attachment of children who experience early entry to daycare in Punta Arenas, Chile: a pilot study

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Rodrigo A. Cárcamo
Sandy Lagos
Alejandra García-Riquelme
Esteban Gómez

Abstract

This pilot study had the objective of determining the distribution of attachment among children who
experience early entry to daycare centers. The Attachment During Stress scale was implemented with 25 baby-mother dyads whose children were aged between 10 and 14 months old and were attending daycare centers in the city of Punta Arenas. The study used a deliberate non-probabilistic sample and it is a non-experimental, descriptive study. The results show that the distribution of attachment was similar to the universal pattern. However, a long period of time attending a daycare center is associated with a higher risk of insecure attachment even the effects of early entry are controlled. Implications and possibilities for future studies are also discussed.

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Cárcamo, R. A., Lagos, S., García-Riquelme, A., & Gómez, E. (2019). Attachment of children who experience early entry to daycare in Punta Arenas, Chile: a pilot study. Revista Latinoamericana De Ciencias Sociales, Niñez Y Juventud, 17(2), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.17210
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Segunda Sección: Estudios e Investigaciones
Author Biographies

Rodrigo A. Cárcamo, Universidad de Magallanes

Psicólogo, Máster en Psicología Cognitiva (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). Doctor en Psicopatología del
Desarrollo desde una Perspectiva Educativa y Cultural (Universidad de Leiden, Holanda). Profesor Asociado,
Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile. Orcid: 0000-0002-9227-7132. Índice H5: 7.

Sandy Lagos, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile

Psicóloga, Licenciada en Psicología, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile. Orcid: 0000-0003-4512-3058.

Alejandra García-Riquelme, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile

Educadora de Párvulos, Licenciada en Educación, Máster en Estudios Latinoamericanos (Universidad de
Leiden, Holanda). Profesora Instructora, Departamento de Educación, Carrera de Educación Parvularia, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile. Orcid: 0000-0003-3591-6185.

Esteban Gómez, Fundación América por la Infancia, Chile

Psicólogo, Master en Psicología Clínica y Doctor en Psicología (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile).
Director Ejecutivo de Fundación América por la Infancia. Orcid: 0000-0002-7642-1421. Índice H5: 11