A Study of the Attachment between Matrilineal Children and Their Mothers, Aunts, and Grandmothers

This study (part of a larger project) examined attachment relationships between matrilineal Mosuo children (N=304, M=15.31, SD=3.4, Female=174) and their mothers, aunts, and grandmothers. [Results] Mosuo children valued their relationships with maternal caregivers more than non-Mosuo children. There was no significant difference in the importance of maternal nurtures in Mosuo.