The study by Madigan et al. (2024) examines the relationship between maternal and paternal sensitivity and child attachment security through a comprehensive meta-analysis. The authors found a significant and positive association between caregiver sensitivity and child attachment security, with similar effects for both mothers and fathers. Maternal sensitivity was also negatively associated with all three classifications of insecure attachment: avoidant, resistant, and disorganized. The meta-analysis included 181 studies with a total of 22,914 participants, providing a broader and more diverse sample compared to previous meta-analyses. The study identified several moderators that influence the association between caregiver sensitivity and child attachment, including measurement characteristics, parent and child age, child sex, socio-demographic factors, clinical and medical risk, foster or adoptive caregiving, geographic region, and study characteristics. The findings highlight the importance of both maternal and paternal sensitivity in fostering secure child-parent relationships and suggest that interventions targeting these behaviors could enhance child development.The study by Madigan et al. (2024) examines the relationship between maternal and paternal sensitivity and child attachment security through a comprehensive meta-analysis. The authors found a significant and positive association between caregiver sensitivity and child attachment security, with similar effects for both mothers and fathers. Maternal sensitivity was also negatively associated with all three classifications of insecure attachment: avoidant, resistant, and disorganized. The meta-analysis included 181 studies with a total of 22,914 participants, providing a broader and more diverse sample compared to previous meta-analyses. The study identified several moderators that influence the association between caregiver sensitivity and child attachment, including measurement characteristics, parent and child age, child sex, socio-demographic factors, clinical and medical risk, foster or adoptive caregiving, geographic region, and study characteristics. The findings highlight the importance of both maternal and paternal sensitivity in fostering secure child-parent relationships and suggest that interventions targeting these behaviors could enhance child development.