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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 19.
Published in final edited form as: Attach Hum Dev. 2009 Jul;11(4):347–363. doi: 10.1080/14616730903016979

Table 5.

Patterns of nighttime interactions in secure and insecure dyads.

Patterns of nighttime interactions Secure dyads
(N = 27)
Insecure dyads
(N = 17)
Number of infants who do not wake or signal 4 (6.1) 6 (3.9)
Number of infants who signal and no one responds 8 (6.1) 2 (3.9)
Number of infants who signal and are
 picked up or soothed in crib
12 (8.6) 2 (5.4)
Number of infants who signal and caregiver
 responds with multiple attempts or inconsistently
3 (6.1) 7 (3.9)