Trust development in middle childhood as a cognitive learning process: Psychoendocrinological and epigenetic mechanisms. KU Leuven
Although children’s trust in parental support during stress is fundamental for adapative development, less is known about the process explaining trust development. This is because the theory that studies children’s trust development (attachment theory) describes this process only metaphorically as the internalization of experiences with responsive and sensitive parenting. Therefore, unraveling this process will have a significant scientific ...