In contrast, other studies indicate that mothers of insecure-avoidant infants may have some
aversion to touch, appearing to dislike close physical contact with their infants (Egeland &
Farber, 1984; Main, 1981; Main & Stadtman, 1981). Some scholars speculate that this
discomfort with touch is transmitted from mother to infant because the babies of mothers
who have insecure attachments begin to show some aversion to and/or lack of enjoyment of
physical contact as they develop