Academic Journal
Q1Attachment and Human Development
About Attachment and Human Development
Attachment and Human Development is a scholarly journal published by Routledge. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.132 and H-index of 92.
Coverage: 1999-2026. Research categories: Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Psychiatry and Mental Health (Q1).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 1.9 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Publisher-reported Journal Impact Factor and year from Taylor & Francis About this journal information.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Publisher-reported Journal Impact Factor and year from Taylor & Francis About this journal information.
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Topics in published research
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics; Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development; Family Dynamics and Relationships; Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum; Child Abuse and Trauma; Child Welfare and Adoption.
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Esther M. Leerkes, Shourya Negi, Yu Chen, Andrew Supple et al.
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2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2700705Adolescents’ relationship quality with professional caregivers in residential care: the impact of adverse childhood experiences and attachment
Stefania Muzi, Cecilia Serena Pace
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2696130Does variation in the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) moderate the association between maternal sensitivity and child attachment? A preregistered attempted replication and extension of Tchalova et al. (2024)
Cory R. Platts, Ashley M. Groh, Jana Runze, Patricia Bravo et al.
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2690651Attachment representations are associated with interoceptive accuracy but not awareness or sensibility
Konstantin Steinmassl, Markus Paulus
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Nicola Carone, Anna Maria Speranza, Vittorio Lingiardi
2026-07-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2684255Attachment in lesbian and gay parent families: a systematic review, theoretical advancements, and a 10-year research agenda
Nicola Carone, Laura E. Brumariu, Anna Maria Speranza, Vittorio Lingiardi et al.
2026-07-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2678803Attachment security in Georgian foster children: the role of parental sensitivity and child internalizing and externalizing behavior
Nino Jorjadze, Julia Festini, Ina Bovenschen, Gottfried Spangler et al.
2026-05-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2655284A shoulder to cry on: preschoolers’ crying, temperament, and attachment security
Jacob Dominic Wilson, Michael Yap Yee, Jean-François Bureau
2026-05-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2660100Maternal sensitivity and effortful control in preschoolers born preterm: a prospective study
Natalia Jiménez-Luque, Iara Teixeira, Isabel Soares, Isabel Benavente-Fernández et al.
2026-05-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2653027Examining self-regulation as a heterogeneous construct: A nuanced approach to understanding its relational antecedents
Juyoung Kim, Lilly C. Bendel-Stenzel, Grazyna Kochanska
2026-05-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2655283Maternal empathy and emotional availability: the moderating role of child negative affectivity
Ayah Hijleh, Tamar Kadosh-Laor, Liat Israeli-Ran, Florina Uzefovsky et al.
2026-05-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2651088Exploring interactive pathways to infant disorganized attachment in a sample of mothers with postpartum depression
Sophie Reijman, Anne C. Stuart, Ida Egmose, Robbie Duschinsky et al.
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2634113Predictors of stability and change of attachment avoidance and anxiety over the transition to parenthood
Lauren G. Bailes, Mairin E. Augustine, Savannah A. Girod, Esther M. Leerkes et al.
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2637554Attachment states of mind and reflective functioning in mothers who regret parenthood
Nicola Carone, Jacopo Tracchegiani, Laura E. Brumariu
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2632639Video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting, study for Cerebral Palsy (VIPP-CP): a randomized control trial
Demet Gülaldı, Hacer Nermin Celen
2026-03-04 · DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2632637Reviews
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