Seeking and maintaining proximity arouses feelings of love, security and joy. These pleasurable
feelings of intimacy in the relationship with the infant essential for attaining higher states of affiliation. To feel affection for this particular infant and to be fulfilled by the attainment of this new parenting role creates an emotional climate conducive to attachment. Some studies also claim that the parents' attitudes toward their baby play an important role in the development of the infant's sense of self-worth.